Kildare man who lost eye in Bosnia heading to fight in Ukraine

Ivan Farina, from Celbridge, Co Kildare, has been accepted by the Ukrainian military.

An Irishman who lost his eye while fighting in Bosnia is once again putting himself in the line of fire as he prepares to travel to Ukraine and take on Vladimir Putin’s forces.

Ivan Farina, 51, from Celbridge, Co Kildare, will leave his wife, Marija, his two daughters and his home comforts when he travels to Ukraine on Saturday, to join a war the outcome of which, he says, will alter the course of history.