Ex-Tory MP joins Ukraine military to support war effort
It will be three years since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his army to invade neighbouring Ukraine on February 24. Mr Putin said Russia was intervening as an act of self-defence. Russia did not want to occupy Ukraine, he said, but would demilitarise and "de-Nazify" the country.
Former Tory MP joins Ukrainian army
Jack Lopresti signed up for the Ukrainian armed forces in November last year after losing his seat of Filton and Bradley Stoke
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Former Tory MP joins Ukraine's army in striking career change
Former Conservative MP Jack Lopresti has revealed a stark career move after losing his seat in parliament, as he joins the Ukrainian army. Mr Lopresti, who represented the Bristolian seat of Filton and Bradley Stoke from 2010 to 2024, has now confirmed he has joined the Eastern European war effort including helping with weapons procurement.
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Jack Lopresti lost his Filton and Bradley Stoke seat in the July election and is now serving with the International League of Ukraine.
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Jack Lopresti, 55, signed up to fight last November after he failed to hold on to his seat of Filton and Bradley Stoke.
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