Sick British traitor, 38, who fights for Putin shamelessly brags he's won a bravery medal for ‘wiping out' Ukrainians
Aiden Minnis, 38, says he is now an active "stormtrooper" and plans on getting "many more" awards for "wiping out" Kyiv 's fighters.
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The former drug addict, from Wiltshire, scurried over the Russia at the launch of its invasion in 2022.
He pledged total allegiance to the Kremlin killing machine - even vowing that he was wiling to die for his new Russian comrades.
Minnis was granted Russian citizenship and handed a passport last year by Putin's cronies, delighted to have a Western trophy.
He gloated in a video: 'I have a Russian passport. I am now Russian.
'I am relieved because now I know I am safe, safe from prosecution in the UK, safe from false and bogus charges just because I want to come and fight for Russia and fight for a just cause."
Minnis, who spent time in jail in the UK for a violent racist attack, claims that he was awarded the Suvoror medal earlier this year - an honour bestowed by the Russian state to ground troops for courage shown "in defence of the Fatherland".
He boasted that he was given the prize for "wiping out numerous khokhols" - a derogatory term for Ukrainians - reports the Mirror.
He added: "I hope I get many more for killing the fascists and eliminating the Nazi scourge.'
It is one of the lies used by the Kremlin to justify its invasion that there is a rising fascist element in Ukraine which must be crushed.
The defector also claims to have joined the Russian motorised rifle regiment in the Kharkov region.
He was previously a "sapper", laying landmines and explosives, but his supposed new role would involve actively storming Ukrainian trenches and positions.
Minnis went on to claim that he had had many near misses in combat with Ukrainian drones and mortar shells, and said he was wounded by shrapnel last year - hospitalising him for months.
But he insists: 'Although it's very hard fighting, it must be done.'
Minnis' family back in Britain disowned him after the treacherous Brit joined Putin's illegal war in Ukraine.
They claim they want "Nothing to do with him".
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The former National Front thug previously claimed he is "doing the Lord's work" by joining Moscow's forces and said he is "willing to die" on the frontline.
Minnis said in a video: 'I am starting a new life in Russia. I am now Russian. I am happy to be Russian."
He made clear from the start he expected Putin's army to send him into harm's way on the frontline.
'After my vacation I go to a storm battalion. So things are only going to get tougher for me.
'I know it's dangerous. War is dangerous.'
The UK government has said on Minnis' warped decision: "Reports of British nationals taking part in illegal invasion are shocking and their alleged actions are reprehensible.
'Those who travel from the UK to conflict zones to engage in unlawful activity should expect to be investigated upon their return.'
Minnis is one of two Brits unmasked as traitors caught fighting against Ukraine.
His 'best British friend in the Russian army' is Ben Stimson, who was previously convicted for terrorism after helping pro-Russian separatists.
The 48-year-old from Oldham shared videos online from the frontline brazenly flaunting Russian military gear and gloating: "Yes, yes, I'm back in Russia. I'm back in uniform."
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