‘Iraq does not compare to this’: the British soldier on Ukraine’s front line

Christopher Perryman, a former British soldier, did not enjoy life as a security guard protecting the HS2 line from eco-protestors. They called him a child molester and a bigot. So when Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year, he decided to go there instead.

‘I hated HS2 – we were getting things thrown at us, and getting called every name you can think of.