Family 'So Proud' of Ex-British Soldier Killed After Going to Ukraine 'to Help'

Smoke rises from the nearby city of Severodonetsk during battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the eastern Ukraine. 

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A former British soldier has been shot and killed in Ukraine, his family said.

Jordan Gatley was named in a social media tribute post by his father, who described him as a "hero" who will "forever be in our hearts".