Wallingford soldier died from injuries after Ukraine explosion, inquest hears

British paratrooper killed by explosion in Ukraine, coroner rules

L/Cpl George Hooley is the first UK service member to die in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

British soldier killed in Ukraine explosion was helping test equipment

British paratrooper died from explosion during test in Ukraine, inquest hears

Ministry of Defence described the incident as a ‘tragic accident while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability’

Brit soldier killed in weapons test explosion helping Ukraine against Russia

Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, died after suffering 'multiple injuries' in an explosion away from the front line during a Ukrainian weapons test, the coroner found

Wallingford soldier died from injuries after Ukraine explosion, inquest hears

George Hooley, a British soldier of the parachute regiment from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, died after suffering multiple injuries in an explosion while serving in Ukraine, an inquest has found.