Soldiers with Ukraine’s International Legion attacked a village where Russian troops were hiding after their armoured vehicles were blown up.
An ex-British Army soldier who took part in September’s assault said five British volunteers were involved and three were wounded, with two Russians killed and another two escaping into nearby forest.
One of the men, who previously served in The Rifles regiment, said he was inspired to fight in Ukraine after helping train Ukrainian troops in the UK as part of Operation Interflex in 2022.
An ex-British Army soldier has described taking part in an attack on Russian forces in the Kursk region during Ukraine’s surprise incursion“The Ukrainians that were defending the positions at this village managed to destroy most of their armoured vehicles.
“We didn’t really know how many guys were in this house until afterwards. We all prepared for the worst.
A team of international volunteers launched a dawn assault on a Russian position in a village
The international platoon which took part in the assault, which also included French, Americans and Australian volunteers, was part of the 2nd Battalion, International Legion’s tactical group.
The point British soldier was shot in the leg and fell to the ground, but carried on firing his weapon as he called out “contact” to his comrades.
“He instantly started putting suppressing fire down. It felt like a long time while under fire, in the open, where we couldn’t really dig down or or find any hard cover.
Footage shared with The i Paper shows British fighters battling Russian troops in the region“Me and my team leader took turns to peel back. I decided to give him suppressive fire first, so I’d let him move behind me, and then we just provided each other with covering fire.”
“That was my first time being ambushed in the open with no cover like that,” he said.
Another British fighter was injured by mortar shrapnel as they extracted the first casualty, with a Russian drone spying on them guiding in the enemy fire.
The soldier, originally from London who uses the call sign ‘Knight’, decided to volunteer to fight in Ukraine after helping train Ukrainian troops during five years in the British Army“I saw him go down and I could see he was in a lot of pain.”
This month, Russia recaptured a monastery that was one of the last remaining Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region after 10 days of fierce fighting.
After arriving in January, 2024, Knight said he spent six months fighting in trenches in the Luhansk region defending assaults from Russian troops.
A soldier who took part in the operation described ‘brutal’ fighting during his 15 months in UkraineHe was motivated to fight in the warzone after five years in the British Army where he helped train Ukrainian troops as part of a multinational military operation.
“I decided I want to leave the army and help these guys out and do something good.
“I made a promise I would come over and help fight.”
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