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Tankmen of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" take part in a military training near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Aug. 1, 2023. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images
A former Australian Army soldier has been killed in a Russian artillery strike in a key city of eastern Ukraine.
Sources in Ukraine have identified the former Australian Army member as Matthew Jepson, known as “Jeppo,” who died in the Aviivka region, a Ukrainian stronghold south of Bakhmut, on Oct. 30.
Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].