RUSSIANS saluted the bravery of a British soldier “killed as he fought to the death” for Ukraine.
Christopher Walker, 39, died in a battle with enemy forces and was remembered as a hero.
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The ex-British soldier from Salisbury, Wilts, had answered President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call 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 and was killed near Kramatorsk, a city in the eastern region of Ukraine.
Walker — who is not confirmed dead by other sources — was said to have put up a bitter fight.
Russian Lieutenant Denis Averkiev claimed: “We met more mercenaries from other countries than residents of Ukraine.
“The one we remember most strongly — Christopher — resisted.
“He resisted for a while. He fought, apparently, to the last man, not to stay, not to surrender.
“After this Christopher, there was no one who gave us much resistance.”
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesman told The Sun: “We are supporting the family of a British man missing in Ukraine and are in contact with the local authorities.”
Russian social media accounts shared pictures of his passport and driving licence which stated he lived in Salisbury, Wilts.