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Shareef Amin has returned to the conflict in Ukraine after recovering from serious injury

By Emma Vardy

BBC News

A British man who was seriously injured fighting with the Ukrainian army has returned to the conflict after recovering in the UK.

Shareef Amin from Bristol was lucky to survive after being hit multiple times by Russian fire on the frontlines.

In December he was evacuated to the UK, following surgeries to save his arm and leg in a military hospital in Odessa.

"I didn't know whether I'd ever be able to operate as a soldier or a humanitarian again," said Mr Amin.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, he said he was unsure if he would ever be able to make it back to Ukraine after the attack left him with multiple shrapnel and bullet wounds, and he lost part of his hand.

After being flown to the UK from Odessa he underwent further treatment at Bristol's Southmead Hospital.

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