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Undated family handout photo of Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck who was found dead at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December 2021 (Picture: PA Wire/PA Images).

Young Gunner believed to have taken own life was bombarded with thousands of WhatsApps from her superior

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presenting a combat award to a female soldier in Kupiansk (Picture: Defence of Ukraine).

Zelensky honours frontline war heroes with combat medals

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Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has urged the Prime Minister to increase military support to Ukraine (Picture: MOD).

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