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The UK armed forces member who died in Ukraine yesterday has been named by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as 28-year-old Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment.
He died on Tuesday following a "tragic accident" while watching the Ukrainian military test a new weapon away from the frontline, the MoD said.
The ministry said its "thoughts are with Lance Corporal Hooley's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time".
Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Keir Starmer sent his "deepest sympathy and condolences" to the victim's family.
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The prime minister said George Hooley had "served our country with honour and distinction around the world in the cause of freedom and democracy, including as part of the small number of British personnel in Ukraine".
The naming of the soldier comes the day before a remote meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing.
The call follows meetings between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of the E3 (Germany, France and Britain) for talks on the revised peace plan for Ukraine in Downing Street on Monday.
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