The family of a British father have paid tribute to the ‘real hero’ who was killed fighting in Ukraine, saying he died ‘fighting for what he believed in’.
The dad-of-two from Blackburn served in the elite Special Forces Support Group – which supports SAS and SBS missions.
Paying tribute on social media, Simon’s 17-year-old son Jackson said: ‘After years of dedicating his time and effort to protecting our country, my dad still had more fight in him and left the country to protect the people of Ukraine against the Russian army too. ‘My heart is broken to announce that his troop was attacked and Dad has passed away in battle, a true hero and beloved to so many of us.
‘I can’t put into words how much he is and will be missed, but I’m comforted to know that this happened doing what he loved and surrounded by friends.He was part of a band of British volunteers defending the iconic town of Bakhmut in Donetsk province from wave after wave of Russian assaults.I’m A Celebrity: Who is Seann Walsh and what happened with him and Strictly’s Katya Jones?
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