A married British father was tragically killed on his first mission in Ukraine after volunteering to fight, his wife has confirmed.
Alan Robert Williams, 35, had moved from his home in Moreton, Merseyside, on May 7, to fight the invading Russian forces in Kharkiv after losing his job and being admitted to hospital for struggles around his mental health.
He went despite having no military experience and his family's insistence he stay.
His wife, Stephanie Boyce-Williams, 40, confirmed that he was killed in a Russian drone strike one month after signing up after she and their 12-year-old daughter pleaded with him not to go.
The former school site manager signed his military contract on June 10, and his family lost contact with him just over three weeks later on July 2.
