Former Australian soldier killed in Ukraine while working for the humanitarian organization | Australia News

An Australian man was killed when he worked for a humanitarian organization in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Monday that the 28-year-old former soldier died.

Albanese expressed his “deepest condolences and sympathies” to the family and the men's friends.

He said that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) supported and advised the man's family not to be called “at that time”.

“Out of respect for the privacy of the family and in accordance with our obligations, there is a limit for what we can say publicly at this point,” said Albanese. “I can confirm that he did not take part in the conflict, he volunteered with a humanitarian organization.”

Albanese said that Ukraine was still a “travel zone” and “we all advise Australians not to travel to Ukraine under any circumstances”.

The ABC reported that the man died of injuries last week, which he had suffered near the city of Izyum in eastern Ukraine.

The man reported reportedly for Prevail, a humanitarian non -governmental organization (NGO), who removed Landminen in the country looking for the war.

Last week Prevail published an explanation on his Instagram account, in which the founder and chairman of the charity and other team members had been “seriously injured” in an incident near Izyum.

“We still collect information and work with military and police officers to uncover the details,” the explanation said.

Shaun Pinnner, a former board member of the British soldier and planned board, gave an explanation of X on May 7, in which two of the three people who were injured were “unfortunately passed away”.

Pinnner said he could confirm that the founder and chairman of Pievel, Chris Garrett, was one of the people who died.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families concerned,” he said. “We cannot and will not comment on during an ongoing examination.”

A fundraising campaign to support Garett's family, which had collected more than $ 46,000 from Monday, said that the veteran was an expert in explosive ordnance relaxation that died while working on the deactivation of an explosive device.

A DFAT spokesman who provided consular support to the family of an Australian who died in Ukraine.

“We send the family to the family in this difficult time,” they said. “Due to our data protection obligations, we cannot make any further comments.”