Sage O’Donnell, from Victoria, is no less than the fourth Australian to die within the struggle in Ukraine.
An Australian man has been killed preventing in Ukraine, Australia’s Division of International Affairs and Commerce (DFAT) mentioned.
Sage O’Donnell, from the southeastern state of Victoria, is believed to have been killed simply earlier than Christmas, based on a report from the nation’s nationwide broadcaster, ABC.
In an announcement by means of DFAT, O’Donnell’s mom mentioned her son “died in motion defending the liberty of the Ukrainian folks”.
“Sage selected to take motion primarily based on his empathy for the Ukrainian folks, and the injustice that's going down. He fell in love with Ukraine and its tradition and was humbled by the kindness and hospitality inside his new neighborhood,” she mentioned.
DFAT didn't present particulars on the place within the war-torn nation O’Donnell was killed however mentioned it was “offering consular help to the household”. O’Donnell is no less than the fourth Australian to have died in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February.
In the course of the previous 10 months, legions of volunteers from world wide have made their solution to Ukraine, preventing what they consider is unprovoked aggression from Russia.
In June, Russia’s defence ministry mentioned 1,956 “international mercenaries” have died in battle for the reason that battle began in February. On the time, Moscow mentioned practically 7,000 international fighters had arrived in Ukraine to affix the battle, of which greater than 1,700 had left.
That very same month, a court docket within the self-proclaimed Donetsk Folks’s Republic — a breakaway territory annexed by Russia — sentenced three international fighters to demise. The fighters included two British residents and a Moroccan man. The demise sentence drew sharp criticism from the United Nations.
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