Wanted British 'White Widow' terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite 'shot dead by Russian sniper in Ukraine'

A British female terrorist nicknamed the 'White Widow' has reportedly been shot and killed in Ukraine. 

Samantha Lewthwaite, 30, was gunned down by a Russian sniper two weeks ago, according to Moscow news agency Regnum.

One of Britain's most wanted people, she was reported last month as fighting for theIslamic State's terrorists in Syria.

Shot dead? Samantha Lewthwaite was reportedly killed by a Russian sniper

The extraordinary Russian claim has not yet been formally verified and her father has said he is not aware if the reports are true.

Lewthwaite was married to 7/7 suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay, 19, a Jamaican-born Yorkshireman, and allegedly left Britain in 2009 before being linked to atrocities in Africa.

"One of the world's most wanted terrorists Samantha Lewthwaite who fought as part of a Ukrainian battalion has been killed by a volunteer sniper," said the news agency report.

"According to our information, the White Widow fought on the side of Ukrainian volunteer battalion Aidar as a sniper.