TWO traitorous Brits have been branded an “absolute disgrace” for proudly fighting against Ukraine for Vladimir Putin’s brutal army.

A former British Army Colonel has demanded the pair be jailed and they could face prison time if they ever return to the UK.

Ben Stimson (pictured posing with a grenade), from Manchester, flew to Russia to fight in Putin's army

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Ben Stimson (pictured posing with a grenade), from Manchester, flew to Russia to fight in Putin’s army
His pal Aiden Minnis, a former National Front member and convicted felon, is also fighting for Russia in its bloody war against Ukraine

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His pal Aiden Minnis, a former National Front member and convicted felon, is also fighting for Russia in its bloody war against Ukraine
Stimson, 48, has previously been convicted by the UK of terror offences

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Stimson, 48, has previously been convicted by the UK of terror offencesCredit: Cavendish Press
Minnis (circled) posing up proudly with an Irish flag next to troops holding a Russian flag

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Minnis (circled) posing up proudly with an Irish flag next to troops holding a Russian flag

Ben Stimson, 48, from Oldham, has shared videos online from the grim frontline where Ukrainian soldiers are giving up their lives to rid their country from Russian invaders.

Brazenly flouting his Russian military gear in one clip, Stimson waves around the Kremlin’s flag and gloats: “Yes, yes, I’m back in Russia. I’m back in uniform.”

He even produces an unexploded grenade from Ukraine’s stockpile, taunting that he’s holding “British taxpayer returns”.

In one he says: “Every man takes his choice… a lot of us, the foreign volunteers, have chosen to come over to this side, to the Russian side.”

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His furious dad last night said he had disowned his embarrassment of a son.

Stimson, who has previously been convicted for terrorism after helping pro-Russian separatists, is not the only Brit fighting for Putin’s ruthless thugs.

His “best British friend in the Russian army” is convicted felon Aiden Minnis from Chippenham, who told the Mirror he is also now a “sapper in the Russian army”.

These two are an absolute disgrace and are traitors who upon their return to the UK should be arrested and jailed

Former Colonel Richard Kemp

A former National Front member who was jailed for a racist attack, he and Stimson are the first known Brits to make the shameful choice to fight with Russia.

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Former British Army commander Colonel Richard Kemp fumed: “These two are an absolute disgrace and are traitors who upon their return to the UK should be arrested and jailed.”

He added: “These two traitors clearly don’t know who the enemy is.” 

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In a sickening post, Stimson shared footage from the frontline of troops ploughing over mud, past dead bodies and land mines before digging up a hand grenade.

And the pair have shared pictures from Donetsk on Russian social media brandishing heavy-duty weapons in Russian uniform.

Stimson was previously banged up on terrorism charges for helping Russian extremists in their campaign of hate against Ukraine in Donbas in 2015.

He had told friends he was going to eastern Ukraine to drive an ambulance, but later admitted he had become a “soldier of the new Russia” after being brainwashed by propaganda online.

The sycophant even said he was prepared to kill brave Ukrainians on the frontline as “an act of war”.

Cops pounced on him as he arrived back home and was jailed for over five years and four months for terror offences in 2017.

Since he fled to join Russian forces in occupied Donetsk in February, he has brazenly flouted his efforts for Putin’s army online.

The convicted criminal even flogged his last possessions to fund the visa and flight to Moscow.

These two traitors clearly don’t know who the enemy is

Former Colonel Richard Kemp

Before leaving he posted: “I’m ready to go now, bags packed. I just hope the British police don’t arrest me and make something up or twist things to incriminate me on something that does not exist.”

When he arrived at Manchester airport cops again detained him and questioned him under the terrorism act.

But Stimson was still allowed to fly to Moscow.

While police confiscated his phone and laptop, Stimson posted a picture of two USB drives with the caption: “Didn’t find these did you? You stupid thick b******s”.

His own father, Martin, 76, a Morris dancer and former town councillor, said he supported his son during a 2017 court hearing, but had now completely “cut him off”.

The shame of watching his son fight for tyrant Putin was too much.

He said: “I’ve cut him off. Before I cut him off he was in Moscow. I’ve been looking after Ben on and off for years and years. He’s on his own now. He’s 48 now, he can do what he wants.

“He’s been a constant worry. I want a bit of peace at my age. You never know what he’ll do next.” 

Minnis, from Ireland, described his choice to join the Russian army as “an ideological thing”.

A former drug addict with a lengthy rap sheet, he was jailed in 2008 for an unprovoked racist attack on a rugby player. Earlier in the year, he beat up a homeless man.

His lawyer told a British court: “He was a member of the National Front, a class A drug addict and an alcoholic by the age of 20”.

The Irishman dubbed himself a “Z Patriot” and thinks Putin is “still the greatest politician on earth”.

Both men are likely to face jail if they ever return to the UK, and Stimson’s temporary visa expires in mid May.

He is based in the Pyatnashka brigade, an international militia that fights Ukrainian soldiers with Russia in Donetsk.

The Foreign Enlistment Act makes it illegal for Brits to join armies in countries who are in conflict with Britain.

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But it is more likely that anti-terror laws will be used against the men as they were with Stimson in 2015.

Stimson has shot back at the anger of him fighting for Ukraine, moaning in an online statement that “a soldier is a soldier the whole world over” and failing to acknowledge his shameful actions.

Stimson frequently shares brazen pictures of himself in military gear

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Stimson frequently shares brazen pictures of himself in military gearCredit: Cavendish Press
The mercenary was jailed in the UK for fighting with Russia in 2015

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The mercenary was jailed in the UK for fighting with Russia in 2015Credit: Cavendish Press
A younger Stimson posing up next to a tank

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A younger Stimson posing up next to a tank
Stimson's dad has disowned him over the shame of his decision to join Putin's army

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Stimson’s dad has disowned him over the shame of his decision to join Putin’s armyCredit: Cavendish Press

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