Two British volunteers in Ukraine were killed while attempting a “medical evacuation” from the town of Soledar, the scene of intense clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces, the family of one of them said on Tuesday, AFP reported.

Soledar, a city that would be captured by the RussiansPhoto: Viktor Antonyuk / Sputnik / Profimedia

“It is with great sadness that we announce that our beloved Chrissy, along with his colleague Andrew Bagshaw, was killed during an attempted humanitarian evacuation from Soledar in eastern Ukraine,” said a statement from the family of Christopher Perry, released by the British Home Office. external.

“He couldn’t resist going to Ukraine in March, at the darkest moment, at the beginning of the Russian invasion, to help those most in need, saving more than 400 lives and many abandoned animals,” he added.

Christopher Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, who lived in New Zealand before the war, according to New Zealand media, have been missing for several weeks, and Wagner’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on January 11 that his soldiers had found the body of the deceased. one of his own in Soledar.

Soledar, a town of 10,000 before the war, was largely destroyed by bombing in early January, and the first humanitarian convoy arrived last Friday to help the population.

The Russian army and mercenaries from Wagner’s group announced almost two weeks ago that they had captured this town near Bakhmut, which the Russians had been trying to capture for months.

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