Ukraine: Scot Jordan Maclachlan killed on frontline

The FCDO advises against all travel to certain parts, external of Ukraine and all but essential travel to other areas of the country.

A number of Scots have made the perilous trip since the Russian invasion was launched on 24 February 2022.

Six months later a mechanic from Biggar, South Lanarkshire, who joined the fight against Russia, was hailed as a hero in his adopted country.

Adam Ennis, 35, left his garage business to join the international legion, with just basic training he gained from a cadet scheme at school.

But in December 2022 another volunteer, Jonathan Shenkin, from Glasgow, was killed in Ukraine.

A family tribute on social media said Mr Shenkin, 45, “died as a hero in an act of bravery as a paramedic”.