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Manager of Aldi store killed while fighting for Ukraine as sniper against Russia

A fearless Ukrainan who lived and worked in Ireland for two decades has been killed after returning to his crisis-hit country to help fight against Russia's invasion.

Dublin-based Oleksandr Zavhorodniy was a boss at Aldi when he decided he had to return to his homeland and aid the battle on the frontline.

But tragically, friends have confirmed the father-of-two and died days after heading back to Ukraine, the Irish Mirror reports.

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