In an interview with a Ukrainian reporter, a Tasmanian man says he quit his job and 'just jumped on the plane' to help the war effort against the Russian invasion.
An Australian man killed last month while helping Ukraine's war effort declared how he wanted Russian forces "eradicated" from the country, just days before he too died in the conflict.During a TV interview recorded in May, Australian Michael O'Neill described his motivation for travelling Ukraine
As many as 200 Australian citizens and Ukrainian dual nationals are believed to have travelled to Europe to join the war effortRelatives say the 47-year-old joinedVideo has now emerged of Mr O'Neill recorded last month in which he describes his motivation for travelling to Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"They need a hand, so I threw my job in, I had a really good job, I just jumped on the plane and came."
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