An Irish man who enlisted to fight in Ukraine in March has been “killed in action” his family confirmed on Wednesday.
Rory Mason, 23, from Dunboyne in Co Meath, died on Sept. 28 while fighting in Kharkiv in the International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine.
The legion said Mason was “killed in action” after his unit came under attack during counter-offensive operations.
It also said they are in contact with Mason’s family and are handling the repatriation process following the family’s “wishes and instructions.”
“Rory’s memory will live on in his unit, in the Legion, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the statement reads….