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Simon Lingard, 38, died at about noon on November 7 2022 in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region in east Ukraine an inquest into his death held at Oxford Coroner's Court heard on Wednesday

Simon Lingard’s ex-partner said she was told the Ukrainian army unit he was with were trying to rescue Ukrainians when he was killed.

A Home Office forensic pathologist said Mr Simon Lingards cause of death was penetrating fragment injuries to the head and chest. He died at about noon on November 7 last year in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

Simon Lingard, 38, was struck by artillery fire while fighting with the Ukrainian army, a coroner hears.