Ukrainian man who lived in Ireland for two decades killed after returning home to fight

Oleksandr Zavhorodniy

A Ukrainian father-of-two, who spent more than 20 years of his life in Ireland, has been killed after going back to his homeland to defend it against Russian forces.

Oleksandr Zavhorodniy, known as Alex to his Irish friends, died on March 30 after insisting on going back to Ukraine, family friend Anye Neilande said.