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Despite being hugely outnumbered, the men held their position for three days, giving their comrades enough time to retreat and successfully defend the city.

“My uncle laid down his life to protect his colleagues and his comrades,” he told BBC Scotland News.

Mr Draper said the hole left by his son's death was "crushing", but he was filling it with pride from listening to what his comrades had said to the family.

He says it’s all about keeping their combat comrades on the move.

“And yet on Putin’s birthday, Kim calls him ‘my closest comrade’.