'We begged him not to go': Family's tribute to Brit killed in Ukraine

A household has paid tribute to their lad who has been killed successful Ukraine, saying a "hole" has been near successful their lives.

Callum Tindal-Draper's household said they were informed by the 4th International Legion that the 22-year-old from Cornwall had been killed successful enactment portion the overseas unpaid platoon defended an reflection constituent connected 5 November.

His begetter Steven Draper said the household were arrogant of their "brave" son, who had told them earlier going to Ukraine successful June helium knew the risks helium would look and the chances of him coming location were slim.

The BBC has contacted the Foreign Office for further information.

Foreign Office proposal has urged radical not to question to Ukraine portion the state is successful struggle with Russia.

Mr Draper said the family, who unrecorded successful Gunnislake successful Cornwall, had tried to person his lad not to question retired to Ukraine, but they understood it was thing helium was passionate astir doing due to the fact that helium wanted to help.

"We begged and begged and begged him not to go," Mr Draper said.

"But Callum said 'dad, I'm not frightened of bullies and what's going connected successful Ukraine is atrocious and idiosyncratic needs to basal up for these people'."

His parent Caroline Tindal said the household were each "so proud" of Mr Tindal-Draper, who had antecedently worked astatine Derriford Hospital successful Plymouth and arsenic a carer successful the community.

She went retired to sojourn her lad successful Ukraine successful September and said she noticed helium had matured arsenic a person.

"It was specified a translation and helium said to maine 'mum, coming retired present was the champion happening that ever happened to me, I've recovered who I was meant to be'," Ms Tindal said.

"He recovered who helium was meant to be, helium became that idiosyncratic and helium lived it."

She added Mr Tindal-Draper's battalion had told the household successful video messages and handwritten letters they held him successful high-esteem and helium was an inspiration to them successful Ukraine.

Ms Tindal said: "When we recovered retired he'd died, determination was conscionable this spread which I can't picture and it's ever going to beryllium there.

"But to cognize that they are saying helium inspired them and they called him their small member due to the fact that helium was the youngest 1 retired there, they truly were a household unit, and that is helping heal america and helping america get by.

"Already that spread I thought could not beryllium mended is being filled with overwhelming emotion from his household retired determination and it means truthful much."

Mr Draper said the spread near by his son's decease was "crushing", but helium was filling it with pridefulness from listening to what his comrades had said to the family.

He added: "It's inspiring maine to spell retired and deliberation what tin I bash and however tin I beryllium arsenic brave and courageous successful the things that I do.

"I've got the bravest of the brave arsenic a lad arsenic an inspiration and that's truly powerful."

Ms Tindal said the household person not had Mr Tindal-Draper's assemblage backmost yet, but the household person plans to hide him successful Ukraine.

She said: "He wanted to enactment successful Ukraine and unrecorded successful Ukraine, truthful I deliberation adjacent if we had the assemblage we would hide him successful Ukraine - that's wherever helium recovered his home."