Chris Garrett, 40, raced to the scene after Shahed unmanned combat aerial vehicles ignited fireballs, as Russia targeted energy infrastructure in the port of Odessa on Wednesday night.
In his bodycam footage, shared with The i Paper, the Iranian-designed drones carrying 50kg warheads are heard buzzing overhead as they descend before exploding on impact as Mr Garrett, originally from the Isle of Man, tries and find cover.
Mr Garrett hit out at Donald Trump for siding with “war criminal” Vladimir Putin and questioned if the current US administration would start arming Russia after the US President branded Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.
Chris Garrett, a British mine-clearing expert, narrowly escaped being hit by Russian kamikaze drones (Photo: Chris Garrett/Instatgram @bring_me_the_swampy)“I’ve never had a shaded flown at me. And to line that up, I’ve never had three in a row.
“I realised that one of the gates was open or had been blown open, so Imanaged to run in and tuck myself behind this low wall between that and the building.
The after math of one of the drone explosions during the overnight raid (Photo: Chris Garrett)
He previously volunteered and worked with the Ukrainian National Guard, defusing unexploded ordnance close to the frontline.
The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Ukraine, including for the purpose of fighting, and has urged British nationals to leave Ukraine immediately when safe to do so.
Russian forces had painted the Shaheds black to slip though Odesa’s air defence during the night time raid.
He has defused landmines and shells around Ukraine during seven years in the country (Photo: Chris Garrett/Instatgram @bring_me_the_swampy)“The Ukrainians were putting up a lot of fire at them last night. But it’s the middle of the night, It’s hard to hit a moving target when it’s black,” he added.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 14 missiles and 161 drones into the country in a massive overnight attack, with 80 drones shot down.
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With eight years demining experience in Ukraine, he now trains Ukrainian military combat engineers and security staff.
“When I used to do a lot of the clearance and support of the police and the military and the emergency services, it was different because I was I was working as a volunteer or under contract with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
His friend, Edward Scott, a 28-year-old British aid worker from Dorset, lost his arm and leg in a drone attack earlier this month.
Chris Garrett near the frontline in 2022 (Photo: Chris Garrett/Instatgram @bring_me_the_swampy)He added he was “sick” of Russian “nonsense” that their troops did not target energy infrastucture, and said there was a “real fear” in Ukraine about US support disappearing after Trump braded Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.
“And now what we’re seeing is a complete role reversal, where you have the current administration openly backing an internationally wanted war criminal and their partners, which is North Korea.
“I think it’s time for Europe and the UK to take the lead.”
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