British man killed fighting in Ukraine war
A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine.His family described him as "the bravest man" and a "true hero", who went to Ukraine to "stand up for what he believed was right".
A Foreign Office spokesperson said it was supporting the family of a British national who had lost his life in Ukraine.Paying tribute on social media, Mr Lingard's 17-year-old son Jackson said: "I can't put into words how much he is missed."I love you dad, I'm so proud of you." Stacey Longworth, the mother of Mr Lingard's two children, said he had been a soldier for most of his life and was a former member of the parachute regiment.
She said she was "just waiting for him to tell me he was going to go" when the Russian invasion started. Ms Longworth said she kept in touch with him when possible while he was in Ukraine before getting a phone call on Monday night to say he had been killed."I'm aware they were under attack, and that it was shrapnel, and that it was instant," she said.She said telling his two sons their father had died had been "the most difficult thing I've ever had to do".She described Mr Lingard, who was known as Grimmy to his friends, as "very funny [and] an inspiration".
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