A COLDSTREAM Guard who fled his barracks to fight Russia in Ukraine has been promoted since he returned to Britain.
The soldier was 19 when he .
The soldier left his barracks to fight Russia in Ukraine, but returned after six daysCredit: AP
He was the first member of the Armed Forces to go AWOL to head to .
But he has since been promoted to Lance Corporal within the Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion — and was part of the regiment’s guard of honour for the Queen’s in 2022.
Pictures posted online also show him wearing the King’s Coronation Medal from 2023 and an Operational Service Medal for Iraq and .
In March 2022, The Sun revealed the teen had absconded to try to join Ukraine’s Foreign Legion.
But before signing up, the soldier agreed to return and flew home from .
He was allowed to return to the historic Windsor Barracks, having been missing for only six days.
Defence chiefs feared his actions would help to claim Britain had joined the war.
He was spared prosecution despite a threat of one from , the then-Defence Secretary.
A Coldstream Guard who fled his barracks to fight Russia in Ukraine has been promoted since he returned to Britain
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