Off-duty New Zealand soldier Dominic Abelen was killed in Ukraine fighting with foreign troops and has been remembered as a tough professional "warrior" who "died doing what he loved". Video / NZ HeraldBy Charlotte Cook, Hamish Cardwell and Ben Strang of RNZThe Government does not know where the body of a New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine is, including whether it is being held by Russians. Corporal Dominic Abelen died fighting Russian forces while on leave without pay and was not on active duty. Video also shows Russian soldiers removing items from dead people in a trench. Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed in Ukraine while on unpaid leave from the New Zealand Defence Force.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 26, 2022 03:24 UTC