I Fought in Ukraine
Nick Garnett meets the Britons who have been fighting for Ukraine to hear first hand their experiences of how this war is being fought on the ground.
Its thought over 2000 Brits have fought in the Ukraine war. May of them are seasoned soldiers, veterans of Afghanistan, Syria and Northern Ireland who are just taking on another call of duty. There are others who have never picked up a gun before but gave up their day jobs to join the fight against Russia
Nick Garnett meets the soldiers to find out why they have given up jobs, said a goodbye to families to go and fight for a country they don't belong to.
Nick will find out about the changing face of war in Ukraine how the trained soldiers have encountered a whole new way of combat such as drones
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- Sun 16 Nov 2025 13:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Mon 17 Nov 2025 16:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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