Scott Sibley was the first Briton confirmed to have died while defending Ukraine. He was killed on 22 April in Mykolaiv after a drone dropped mortars on his regiment. News reporter @AishaZahid A 36-year-old British Army veteran was killed while on active service with the Ukrainian army after sustaining fatal injuries, an inquest has concluded. Scott Sibley, from Immingham, North Lincolnshire, died on 22 April after his position in southern Ukraine came under attack from heavy artillery shelling. Senior coroner Darren Salter said the father-of-three was "killed while on active service with the Ukrainian army". Mr Sibley's family members watched the Oxford Coroners' Court hearing via videolink. Mr Sibley travelled to join the frontline on 13 March, travelling from Manchester to Poland before crossing the border into Ukraine. The former soldier joined the International Brigade of Ukraine and was fatally injured after "volunteering" for a sniper mission while defending the southern Mykolai