British Army veteran living in Ukraine to deliver talk on Island

Former Russian POW Shaun Pinner was friends with late Manx soldier Chris Garrett

A British Army veteran living and fighting on the frontline in Ukraine is set to give a talk on the Isle of Man next week.

Shaun Pinner will appear at Ballakermeen High School next Friday evening (27 February) where he will share his first-hand experiences of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces and surviving captivity as a Russian prisoner of war.

"I'll be talking about what's really happening. You are hearing a lot of words like peace when essentially the war just carries on so not(hing) really changed on the ground here." - Shaun Pinner 

Shaun was also good friends with Isle of Man-born soldier Chris "Swampy" Garett, who died in May last year following an incident in Izyum, eastern Ukraine. 

Read more HERE.

"He was known everywhere from the north to the Azov Sea. He was a popular, charismatic personality." 

Mr Pinner says, if not for the volunteers worldwide, residents will not have a Ukraine to fight for: 

You can find out more about next Friday's talk HERE.