Exclusive: A former Royal Marine Commando is on his way to fight in Ukraine – with the full blessings of his ‘proud’ wife and 10-year-old son. Chris Tatlow, from Bulkington near Coventry, plans to join the Georgian Foreign Legion.
and bring his military experience to bear in the dogged resistance effort being mounted by regular defending forces and attached units.
He served as a Marine for four years, becoming a Corporal, before joining the French Foreign Legion, which included two tours ofChris Tatlow with his comrades on a tour with the French Foreign Legion His journey has the potential to be the most intense of a military CV that also includes a tour of Mali with the French Foreign Legion and a commando training course in Djibouti.‘I like a bit of adventure and my wife is helping me with the finances and supplies to get there. My son can’t wait to tell everyone I’m going.’Chris’s wife, Joanne, told Metro.co.
Ukrainians attend military training for civilians organized by Georgian National Legion fighters in Kyiv before the Russian invasion Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has expressed her support for British nationals wanting to join the resistance against Russia. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey, speaking to Sky News today, warned British nationals hoping to ‘do a couple of weeks’ in Ukraine and ‘take some selfies’ to think again. ‘That is not the way the Ukrainians are viewing the people that go and fight for them,’ he said.
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