A BRITISH soldier is feared to have been killed by Russian soldiers after going missing in Ukraine.
Russian media have claimed Christopher Walker, 39, was killed in action while fighting against Vladimir Putin’s forces.
The former soldier from Salisbury, Wiltshire, had answered President Zelensky’s call for volunteers and was fighting with an international legion.
The former Royal Artillery gunner spent seven years in the British Army before volunteering with Ukraine’s armed forces in 2023.
The brave soldier first fought in Ukraine’s 17th Separate Brigade.
Walker then joined the 16th Separate Brigade and fought in Zaporizhzhya.
His unit then moved towards the city of Kramatorsk, where Walker is feared to have been killed by Putin’s ruthless army.
An official from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) informed The Sun that they are providing assistance to the family of a British man who is currently missing in Ukraine and are in communication with the local authorities.
Russian social media accounts shared pictures of his passport and driving license which stated he lived in Salisbury, Wilts.
According to Rodion Miroshnik of Moscow’s Foreign Ministry, it is alleged that Walker met his demise at the hands of soldiers belonging to Russia’s 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division during confrontations in the Luhansk province.
It comes days after The Sun reported how British teen volunteer James Wilton was killed by a Russian drone in Ukraine.
In a heartfelt message to James’ heartbroken parents, President Zelensky said: “Thank you for bringing up such a man.”
He added: Your boy gave his life, the most precious thing he had. It’s a great sorrow and I want to know that we appreciate it so much.
“We are so proud of such warriors. We will never forget it.”
James had flown from Manchester four months earlier aged just 17 to fight despite having no previous military experience.
He was killed in an explosion just minutes into his first mission.
Another Brit died fighting against Russia after acting as “bait” to draw fire away from three Ukrainian troops during a frontline battle.
A former member of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Alexander Garms-Rizzi, aged 23, tragically lost his life due to injuries sustained from a Russian drone in the violent territory known as the “no man’s land” situated between the conflicting factions.
His grieving best pal – a 28-year-old Finnish volunteer with the call sign “Finn” – told The Sun: “He was a born fighter and died how he would have wanted – with honour while helping others.”
The deaths come as peace in Ukraine could only be weeks away.
Donald Trump is set to reveal his long-awaited peace plan at the Munich Security Conference next week.
But a “leaked” copy of the alleged plan has details that could be difficult for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to accept.
They include British and European troops guarding a demilitarised zone and borders frozen where the armies currently are.
Meanwhile, one of Putin’s deputy governors was blown up by a landmine.
Sergey Efremov, 51, has become the highest-ranking Russian official to be killed in the conflict while returning from a combat mission.
