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Briton Bradley Townsend killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Bradley Townsend, who left South Yorkshire in April after telling his family he was travelling to Romania, has been killed in Ukraine while fighting for Russia.

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A British man who had been fighting for Russia has been killed in Ukraine.

The man has been identified as Bradley Townsend. He left South Yorkshire in April, telling his family he was going to Romania.

The available information says Townsend was killed in Ukraine while fighting on the Russian side. No further details have been provided about the circumstances of his death, where in Ukraine he died, or when his family was informed.

His departure from South Yorkshire in April is the only timeline detail currently available. The information indicates that his family understood at the time that he was travelling to Romania.

The latest known position is that Townsend has been reported dead in Ukraine. Further details about the events leading to his death have not been supplied.

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