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There were also raids in Hampshire and Northern Ireland

Queen’s troops arrested for dealing cocaine just days before Platinum Jubilee parade

The MoD said the soldiers under investigation will not take part in the upcoming Queen’s Platinum Jubilee parades.

Six serving Irish Guards members - along with a former sergeant from the Coldstream Guards - were held on suspicion of running a loan shark operation and dealing the Class A drug.

His face bruised and battered, a British fighter forced to surrender in Mariupol was paraded on Russian TV yesterday. His family have spoken of the horror of seeing him in Russian hands.

Many of Britains Lads Army who travelled to fight Putins army in Ukraine are facing Russian troops on the front lines. Former sniper Shane Matthews, 34, (pictured) is helping train Ukrainians.

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Retired UK sniper Shane Matthews said Kyiv will not fall as their guerrilla tactics are absolutely hammering Putins forces and they are defending their country like the Taliban on steroids.

Former British soldiers and volunteers heading into war torn Ukraine have backed an unidentified Coldstream Guardsman, 19, who has gone AWOL to join the fight.

A teenage Coldstream Guardsman who went AWOL is fighting Russian troops on the frontline in Kyiv after signing up for Ukraines Foreign Legion.