An 18-year-old British volunteer fighting for Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone just minutes into his first frontline mission, The Sun has reported. James Wilton, from Huddersfield, had no prior military experience and travelled to Ukraine aged 17 to join the fight against Russian forces.

James Wilton, from Huddersfield, West Yorks, had no previous fighting experience and was just 17 when he left the UK to fly from Manchester to Poland before crossing the border into the war-torn regio

An 18-year-old British volunteer who enlisted to help defend Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone just minutes into his first mission, according to a report. But his first mission on Ukraine’s eastern front on 23 July 2024 was also to be his last,

Britain's youngest fighter in Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone attack during his first combat mission last July. James Wilton, 18, from Huddersfield, died while delivering supplies to the front line with a group of international fighters when he was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle just 30m from safety after being chased across an open

James Wilton, an 18-year-old volunteer from the United Kingdom, was killed in Ukraine. Russian drones targeted him and his companion. "Once the drone was on him, James never stood a chance," says a friend of the 18-year-old who witnessed his death.