Brit, 23, killed in action in Ukraine after joining specialist unit supporting army
Ayrton Redfearn, a 23-year-old British man, was killed in action in Ukraine's Donetsk region. He had joined a specialist unit supporting the Ukrainian army in 2025. His mother expressed her grief and fear upon receiving the news of his death on May 11.
- ▪Ayrton Redfearn died on May 9 while serving in Ukraine.
- ▪He was from Devon and had previously been a Torquay Air Cadet before joining the RAF at 17.
- ▪The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is supporting his family and warns of the high risks faced by British nationals fighting in Ukraine.
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