Details emerge regarding the death of the first active British military personnel in Ukraine.

▪️28-year-old Corporal George Hull of the Parachute Regiment died after an explosion during testing of a new Ukrainian defense system.
▪️The explosion occurred away from the front line. Hull's commander told military investigators that he "heard a sudden loud explosion and saw a flash." He was standing with his back to the source and did not see the cause of the explosion, but he understood that it occurred where Hull was located.
▪️The British soldier sustained multiple injuries, underwent surgery, and died in a hospital in Kiev
▪️The investigation into the circumstances of his death was partially conducted in closed sessions.
▪️London acknowledges the presence of a small number of British military personnel in Ukraine to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces and protect diplomatic facilities, but the presence of British paratroopers had not been publicly disclosed prior to Hull's death.