A British soldier who has been fighting in Ukraine and suffered injuries to every limb is determined to return to the front line as soon as possible.
Shareef Amin joined the war in Ukraine - the country where his fiancée Helen Vitvickaja is from - as soon as it broke out, initially providing humanitarian support before signing up as a soldier.
Amin was attacked with shells and artillery blasts during a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines in October and spent three months in hospital as a result of his injuries, which consisted of bullet wounds, shrapnel in all four limbs and punctures to both lungs.
He was rescued by his comrades and has defied doctor's expectations and has already started walking again. Amin has been admitted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol as he awaits reconstruction surgery to "rebuild" his body following his severe injuries.
The 40-year-old, who is nicknamed 'Rambo' and a two-tour Afghanistan veteran during nine years of service with Britain's 1st Battalion 'The Rifles', is set to have a thumb rebuilt from one of his toes, remove an artery from his leg to replace one in his forearm while also reconstructing his shoulder and right leg - he has lost most of his sensation in his right hand and foot.
He told the Daily Mail: "I have never felt so fulfilled as a man, and as a human being, as I do now after fighting for Ukraine and serving Ukraine's people in aid and knowledge.
"The one thing that is keeping me motivated and positive after what has happened is the knowledge that I get to go back and serve the country I love. This war is not just Ukraine's war, it's a war for the whole world."
Amin is adamant in his bid to help Ukraine once again when he is "up and running", saying: "Despite what's happened I'd do it all again in a heartbeat."
On Boxing Day, the Ukrainian government announced that they hoped a peace summit could be organised with the Kremlin at the end of February around the first anniversary of the invasion.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said President Volodymyr Zelensky is aiming to have a peace summit and hopes to have it at the United Nations with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a possible mediator.
Mr Kuleba said Ukraine will do whatever it can to win the war in 2023, adding that diplomacy always plays an important role.
He said: "Every war ends in a diplomatic way. Every war ends as a result of the actions taken on the battlefield and at the negotiating table."
