First Brit confirmed to have died while defending Ukraine was killed in shelling attack, coroner finds
The first Briton confirmed to have died while defending Ukraine was killed in a shelling attack, a coroner has found.
Mr Salter said Grimsby-born Mr Sibley had been working as an HGV driver based in South Killingholme, North East Lincolnshire, when Russia invaded Ukraine in February. A statement from a consular official was read to the court by the coroner, describing Mr Sibley's final moments from his position in a small military pit, known as a foxhole.
It said Mr Sibley "sustained fatal injuries to his chest and abdomen", including damage to his left lung and a ruptured kidney.A statement from Mrs Sibley read: "He had heard news about women and children being abused. He wanted to help.
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