Jordan Chadwick was found tied up and dead in a reservoir in 2023 but the circumstances of his death remain unknown
The mother of a British mercenary killed in mysterious circumstances while fighting in Ukraine’s International Legion has appealed to his former fellow comrades to reveal the truth about his death, the Telegraph has reported.
Jordan Chadwick, 31, who had served in the Scots Guards before joining the Legion in late 2022, was found dead in June 2023, his body bound and dumped in a reservoir near Kramatorsk.
His mother, Brenda Chadwick, was told at the time that the case was being treated as a murder.
On Friday, she told The Telegraph that two years later she still had no answers and feared her son may have been killed by members of his own unit.
“I always knew that Jordan would be in danger while serving out in Ukraine, but I never thought the risk might come from people on his own side,” she said. “If there are witnesses to what happened, I would like to see them give evidence in court.”
The Telegraph’s investigation suggests that on the night of his death, Chadwick had been drinking with other fighters at their base before an argument broke out. He was allegedly restrained with zip ties and driven away by the group’s commander, a British national known by the call sign “Huggs.”
“Huggs” confirmed to The Telegraph that he had been investigated by Ukrainian police but was later cleared. A Ukrainian detective has told the paper that Chadwick’s death appeared to be a “misadventure” rather than murder.
However, The Telegraph noted widespread speculation among foreign fighters in Ukraine that infighting and cover-ups are not uncommon, as Ukrainian officials allegedly overlook internal disputes among fighters, even fatal ones, so long as they continue to serve on the front line.
Chadwick’s death is one of several violent incidents involving foreign nationals in Ukraine. In August 2023, British paratrooper Daniel Burke was shot dead by an Australian-Algerian fighter known as “Jihadi Adam,” who later fled Ukraine. A November 2023 brawl in Kiev also left several members of the International Legion injured.
