WAR HELL
GMB viewers are all saying the same thing after teen Brit with no military experience fled home to fight in Ukraine
GOOD Morning Britain viewers have slammed a 19-year-old Brit with no military experience who fled home to fight in Ukraine.
'Alex', who appeared in the studio alongside his mum, returned home after just six days in the war-torn Eastern European country once he realised the horror of the situation.
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He is now warning others like him from making the journey to fight invading Russian forces.
The former army cadet's mum 'Lisa' revealed she thought her son was joking when he told her he was travelling to Ukraine at 11pm the night before he disappeared.
Explaining his reasoning, 'Alex', who described his journey as a 'suicide mission', said: "I was watching children walking with no family members and it just hit me that I needed to stand up and do something."
The teen received no training nor weaponry or armour before being dropped on the front line.
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He was shocked by the living conditions that saw people falling ill from salmonella.
And once the missiles began to whizz overhead he realised he had made a monumental mistake and set about returning home.
Viewers had little sympathy for 'Alex', with many claiming he was playing out a Call of Duty fantasy.
One wrote on Twitter: "This kid is a complete idiot, probably just played Call of Duty and thought he knew what he was doing."
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Another posted: "What did Alex think the conditions would be like in a war zone? The Ritz?
A third said: "why are they giving this stupid boy airtime?
"This kid is a complete idiot, probably just played Call of Duty and thought he knew what he was doing."
Another vented: "‘Alex’ could have gone to the boarder and helped hand out food and clothing etc, instead he had a hero complex and chose to put himself and others in danger. Don’t be like Alex people, Alex is stupid #gmb."
Today the Ukrainian government rejected a Russian demand to lay down arms and give up the besieged city of Mariupol.
It is understood that around 300,000 people are believed to be trapped with dwindling supplies within the country's tenth largest city.
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Russia had offered that upon surrender two humanitarian corridors would remain open, however this was never guaranteed.
Ukraine's deputy Prime Minister was quoted by Ukrainska Pravda news outlet as saying: "There can be no question of any surrender, laying down of arms."
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