The father of a British volunteer killed combating in Ukraine has advised Sky News he "paid the ultimate price for defending people he'd never met".

Samuel Newey, 22, had travelled to the east of the nation to battle simply earlier than his twenty first birthday.

His father, Paul Newey, stated his son was "the light of all our lives, he was the whole family's baby boy with the cheeky character to match".

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Samuel Newey appeared in courtroom in February 2020 after he and his father had been charged with terrorism offences for allegedly illegally aiding his brother Daniel Newey, who was a British volunteer combating towards Islamic State in Syria.

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Charges had been dropped towards the pair following a Crown Prosecution Service evaluation in July that very same 12 months.

Paul Newey stated all his son needed to do, from an early age, was to hitch the British Army.

He advised Sky News: "…but that was not meant to be after all the aftermath of our arrests for supporting Daniel… the fallout from that has affected our lives in different ways."

In an announcement, he continued: "When Daniel decided to go to Ukraine to help the war effort, Samuel decided to follow by being a medic which he did with great bravery, helping anyone he could.

"But after seeing issues that no person ought to ever see Samuel needed to do much more by serving to to defend the harmless individuals of Ukraine.

"Samuel has paid the ultimate price for defending people he has never met before he went to Ukraine.

"We won't ever ever fill the void in our lives which has been left by Samuel's demise."

The family described the "mindless waste of human life on either side".

Sam's father said he takes no comfort in the fact "some Russian household is feeling precisely the identical manner I really feel at present after dropping their liked one".

He added the household is "praying for a quick end to this war so my beautiful son can be one of the last fallen brave".

A fundraising web page has been set as much as assist increase cash for Sam's funeral.

On the JustGiving web site his mom, Vikki Downes, stated her son had been learning psychology at college when the conflict began.

She described him as "an exceptional man, a good soldier" and "one of the bravest people we had known".

"Without fear he embarked on a journey of battle, courage and tenacity.

"Most individuals would have crumbled. Not Sam, he undertook mission after mission with the upmost bravery.

"One of the most selfless acts a human can do.

"Fighting in another country, for individuals he had by no means met, with out query and by no means faltering."

The 22-year-old from Solihull died in japanese Ukraine on Wednesday morning.

Sam Newey is the most recent British man to be killed in Ukraine.

Others embody Simon Lingard from Lancashire, and former British soldier Jordan Gatley.

Content Source: information.sky.com