“What the f*** am I doing right here? Why am I doing this?” the previous NHS care assistant cursed as he was shaken awake by 4 enormous explosions on Ukraine’s frontline.

Moments later as smoke and falling particles cleared, a cacophony of sirens, automobile alarms and cries from wounded troopers and civilians stuffed the air.

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It was a sound all too acquainted to the 25-year-old medic from south east England honoured with a particular nickname by comrades for saving lives for almost three years within the trenches.

It was time for “Doc Brit” to overcome his concern but once more and go to work.

The bespectacled younger hero – who we can’t establish – was an NHS healthcare assistant engaged on hospital wards when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022.

Watching Vladimir Putin’s forces’ brutal invasion on TV information, he instantly felt compelled to assist Ukraine and volunteered to hitch a humanitarian convoy heading to Kyiv.

Former Military cadet “Doc” – whose dad was an SAS medic and mum was a military truck driver – volunteered to change into a frontline paramedic

And after almost three years of carnage that adopted, he revealed he has each saved – and brought – lives as a medic and rifleman on the sharp finish of Vladimir Putin’s warfare.

He advised The Solar: “I’m primarily a fight paramedic now however Ukraine is so in need of troopers I participate in assaults as nicely.

“I’m from a giant navy household and was within the Military Cadets from the age of 10-18, the place I realized to deal with weapons.

“I now carry an M4 assault rifle or a Kalashnikov into battles and open hearth when I’ve to.

“I can’t ensure that I’ve ever truly killed a Russian but it surely’s very doubtless that I’ve throughout firefights.

“It’s not one thing I need to do however in these conditions it’s ‘us of them’ – I’ve opened hearth on undergrowth the place they’re capturing from and saved firing until they stopped.

“However there’s no time to cease and do physique counts – you must preserve transferring ahead if you happen to can.”

Doc joined forces with two different Brit volunteer medics in Ukraine at first of the warfare and stayed on after his buddies each determined to return to the security of their previous lives.

I’m wanted right here rather more than the NHS wants me again dwelling

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However he has since solid shut hyperlinks with a battle-hardened group of overseas fighters dubbed The Chosen Firm, who concentrate on assaulting Russian trenches.

The unit – comprising Britons, People, Australians and recruits from throughout Europe – has posted graphic video of bloody firefights.

And Doc admitted he has come to query why he has fought on after dropping six buddies – together with his finest pal – within the persevering with “meat grinder” carnage.

He advised The Solar: “There’s not a day I don’t ask myself: ‘Why don’t I simply go dwelling and watch all of this on my cellphone or the telly like everybody else?’

“However then I realise I’m wanted right here rather more than the NHS wants me again dwelling.

“It’s been painful dropping so many shut mates over the previous couple of years – three had been killed by Russian drones, two by mortars and one other was captured and executed.

“My finest mate was an ex-US Marines machine gunner known as Lance who was killed by a drone final yr…he was 28.

“We bonded as a result of we shared the identical sense of humour and saved smiling by means of so many shut shaves – however he obtained unfortunate and his time was up.

“It’s a threat all of us run out right here but when we don’t struggle, who else will maintain the road towards the Russians?”

Doc reckons he has saved dozens of lives treating battlefield trauma wounds below hearth.

He stated: “I’m all the time further cautious going into battle as a result of I do know that if I get hit I received’t have the ability to deal with anybody else – and should not have the ability to deal with myself.

“I can by no means make sure whether or not my critically wounded casualties make it – my job is to stabilise them earlier than they’re evacuated to a area hospital.

I ran in the direction of the wounded and located a soldier sitting upright along with his proper leg lacking from above the knee – it was mendacity about ten toes away from him

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“However I’ve handled so many battlefield casualties I might wish to suppose I’ve saved dozens of lives within the time I’ve been right here.

“I’ve handled troopers but additionally numerous civilians – the Russians don’t care who they kill.”

Doc has witnessed unimaginable horrors with each the Chosen Firm and his earlier unit, a volunteer battalion of Ukraine’s forty ninth Infantry Brigade dubbed “The Suicide Squad.”

However his worst single mass casualty occasion was an assault within the Kharkiv area city of Barvinkove early within the warfare – when 4 Russian bombs tore right into a busy road.

He stated: “I used to be about 300 metres away when 4 enormous explosions erupted and knew it was very unhealthy.

“It’s arduous to think about the chaos till you see it – smoke, flames, folks with horrible wounds crying out and physique elements in all places.

“I ran in the direction of the wounded and located a soldier sitting upright along with his proper leg lacking from above the knee – it was mendacity about ten toes away from him.

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“He was silent and in shock and I knew he would bleed to demise if I didn’t act shortly so I utilized a tourniquet and ran on to the subsequent casualty.

“The second man I obtained to had been peppered with shrapnel and was in agony with deep holes up one aspect of his physique – I packed his wounds then ran on to the subsequent…

“That was a man with horrendous burns to his face and chest – it was like a horror film.”

Doc stated he utilized six or seven life-saving tourniquets that day as he dashed amongst useless and dying attempting to prioritise scores of casualties.

However nothing might put together him for the sight of 1 man he discovered amid the massacre who’d had half his face blown off.

Doc stated: “I’m clearly not squeamish and have seen numerous horrible issues out right here.

We are able to’t let the Russians win

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“However I’ve all the time had an odd phobia about treating eyes – I might ask another person to provide folks eye drops once I was working within the NHS.

“So it was my worst nightmare once I got here throughout this poor man with half of his face gone and his eye ball hanging down

“It was clearly a stunning factor to see however I attempted arduous to not present it and luxury him and inform him he was going to be okay.

“I might solely bandage him as finest as I might then transfer on – however I nonetheless marvel how he’s getting on and what he may appear like now.”

Courageous Doc pledged to metal himself and keep on and struggle for Ukraine for “so long as it takes” yesterday.

He stated: “I’m not a type of individuals who can sit again dwelling within the UK watching Ukraine warfare movies on their telephones.

I do not need to be the man who sits on the sidelines and does nothing when horrible issues are taking place – you must make issues change.

“And we are able to’t let the Russians win.”

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