Co Kildare native Robert Deegan is believed to be the fifth Irish person to have been killed while fighting in Ukraine.

The devastated family of a former elite Irish soldier killed in combat in Ukraine have paid tribute to him as a man of “determination, honour, loyalty and bravery”.

Robert Deegan, the 29-year-old former member of the Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing should be remembered as “a hero” who was killed while trying to save his colleagues in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as they were attacked by the Russians, his family has said.

A FORMER MEMBER of the Irish Defence Forces has died in combat in Ukraine. The man, who was in his late 20s, died last week. The ex-Irish soldier was a member of the elite Army Ranger Wing when he served in the Defence Forces here.

A former member of the Irish Defence Forces has died in combat in Ukraine, RTÉ News has learned. Robert Deegan, aged in his late 20s and from Co Kildare, was killed in combat on Thursday where he was fighting with the Ukrainian army.

A FORMER Defence Forces member has been killed in combat in Ukraine. The elite soldier, aged in his late 20s, was killed while fighting on Thursday, September 19. The deceased man is believed to

A former member of the elite Army Ranger Wing has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, it has emerged. The Mirror has confirmed that the Irish man was killed late last week while fighting for Ukraine against Russian invaders.

The Mirror has confirmed that the Irish man was killed late last week while fighting for Ukraine against Russian invaders. The man was a former member of the elite Army Ranger Wing