Off-duty New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine | Al Arabiya English

New Zealand’s army said Wednesday that a soldier on leave had been killed in Ukraine, stressing that he was not on active duty.

The country has not deployed troops to Ukraine, but it has sent dozens of military personnel to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers there.

“The soldier was on a period of leave without pay at the time and was not on active duty with the NZDF,” a statement from the New Zealand Defense Force said.