Ukraine news LATEST: Vladimir Putin’s bloodthirsty Russian forces slay heroic Brit volunteer medic on war frontline

CRAIG Stanley Mackintosh, 48, was reportedly killed in an ambush while serving as a volunteer medic for Ukraine. The landscape gardener from Norfolk is believed to have been shot in the neck near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv while attempting to save a Ukrainian fighter. Mackintosh had always dreamed of joining the British army, but an inoperable cist near his brain meant he failed a medical examination to join up. When news of Putin’s bloodthirsty invasion of Ukraine broke, the Norfolk-native took the opportunity to help the under-siege nation. Mr Mackintosh is survived by two daughters and two step-daughters. Taking to Facebook, his sister said he had “died in action saving lives as a true hero”. She added: “He told us this would be his ‘last hurrah’ before ‘coming back to Blighty to be a gardener’ in October. “It had always been his dream to serve in the armed forces, and watching the conflict unfold and seeing the devastation, he decided he wanted to go out to help people. “Craig was the kind of person who would see a difficult situation and try to make someone laugh. He was a real morale booster and very funny. “He was well-known and well-loved and earned the respect of entire villages – all he wanted to do was to help people.” His family are currently asking for donations in order to cover the costs of bringing his body home, which is set to cost £4,100. Read our Ukraine-Russia blog below for the latest updates…