KANGAR: Lee Bing Hang’s family is shocked that he is the sole Malaysian fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine against Russia.

The family is in the dark that the 20-year-old young man has become a mercenary in Ukraine.

“We are looking forward to him returning home soon,” said a relative.

Lee’s relative said he was unaware of his whereabouts despite living with him.

Lee left home saying he would be travelling overseas, the relative told Sin Chew Daily reporter.

Lee is believed to have been wounded in the ankle from a Russian drone strike, according to preliminary investigations by the police.

It was reported that Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said Lee was wounded in the ankle by shrapnel from a Russian drone.

He escaped with his passport but dropped his MyKad and Malaysian driving licence while doing so, said Razarudin.

Investigations showed that Lee became a mercenary in Ukraine in April after applying on the Ukrainian military’s website.

He went to Britain in March before signing up as a mercenary, because of his interest in the military and the attractive salary of up to US$2,700 (RM11,800) a month.

Razarudin said Lee studied for his A-Levels at a private college in Petaling Jaya and took a degree course at a college in Subang Jaya before stopping early this year.

Several photographs of a MyKad and a Malaysian driving licence with a Perlis address have been widely shared recently after they were reportedly found on a battlefield in Ukraine when Russian forces captured a Ukrainian base.