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Dan Grennan

Tragic Dublin supermarket manager buried in 'alley of heroes' after dying in Ukraine war

Tributes have been paid to a "super energetic" and "funny" Dublin supermarket manager who tragically died fighting for his country and family in Ukraine.

Oleksandr Zavhorodniy had been living in Ireland for 20 years and was a manager of an Aldi in Sandyford before leaving to fight in the war.

The separated father-of-two is believed to have been killed on March 30 in heavy fighting in Popasna, which is near Luhansk.

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