British medic loses arm and leg in strike in Ukraine Eddy, 28, said he was feeling positive and had no regrets despite his horrific injuries inflicted by a suspected Russian drone strike.
A British medic volunteering in Ukraine lost his arm and leg after a suspected Russian drone attack on his van, according to reports.
But his first mission on Ukraine’s eastern front on 23 July 2024 was also to be his last, after James and a fellow soldier found themselves being hunted by multiple Russian drones in an open field with no cover to run for.
On Monday, it emerged 18-year-old British volunteer James Wilton was killed by a Russian drone just minutes into his first mission inside Ukraine.
However, once the brutality of the war became clear, Eddy reconsidered his options and in October 2022 he drove to Ukraine and joined volunteer efforts to support Kyiv as a combat medic.
