A haka was performed by Ukrainian soldiers to honour Dominic Abelen, a New Zealand soldier of Māori descent killed in 2022, whose body was recently returned to Ukraine, where he was awarded two ...

Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, is being glorified as a national hero in order to build support for greater NZ involvement in the US-NATO imperialist war ...

New Zealand solider Dominic Abelen took pay without leave to help defend Ukraine. A fellow soldier described him as 'hardcore' and 'handsome' in a tribute but said he was 'anything but scenery'.

Dominic Abelen, from the Royal NZ Infantry Regiment's 2/1 Battalion, was killed in Ukraine. An Instagram post on the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine page said that Abelen had “arrived at the ...

The farewell ceremony for Dominic Abelen, a soldier from New Zealand who fought for the International Legion under Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), took place in Kyiv on Tuesday, accompanied by a ...

Off-duty New Zealand soldier Dominic Abelen was killed in Ukraine fighting with foreign troops and has been remembered as a tough professional "warrior" who "died doing what he loved".

On March 11, in Kyiv, they said goodbye to Dominic Abelen, with the call sign Tolkien, from the International Legion of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. This was ...

Kiwi soldier Dominic Abelen killed in Ukraine: Tributes for off-duty 'warrior' killed by Russian forces By Kurt Bayer South Island Head of News · NZ Herald · ...

Dominic was born in the New Zealand city of Nelson, and has five brothers and sisters. He was a caring uncle to his nephews, and to Ukrainian warriors, he became a loyal brother-in-arms. Abelen had ...

Corporal Abelen's father, Bryce Abelen, said he did not tell his family he was going to Ukraine. "Dominic was in the New Zealand Army for 10 years but never got to fight for his country," Mr ...

Wanting to help, Corporal Dominic Abelen travelled to Ukraine while on leave without telling his family. Find out more about his brave but tragic quest.