Irish citizen serving in Ukraine missing and presumed dead 

An Irish man serving in Ukraine is missing and presumed dead. Picture: AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

A 20-year-old Irish man who was fighting alongside the Ukrainian army in the eastern part of the country is missing in action and presumed dead.

Alex Ryzhuk, from South Dublin, who was born to Ukrainian parents, travelled  to Ukraine to serve as a volunteer with the Ukrainian Foreign Legion when he turned 18.