The grieving household of a Australian man killed successful war-ravaged Ukraine have admitted that they tried everything they could to halt him from leaving Australia and that he'd ne'er held a weapon earlier heading determination to articulation the ongoing struggle with Russia.
Brock Greenwood, 24, from Rockhampton successful cardinal Queensland had been a unpaid overseas combatant for the Ukrainian International Foreign Legion for the past 15 months.
His household were informed connected Saturday he'd been killed aft helium was reportedly struck by Russian artillery.
Although helium had nary transportation to Ukraine, Mr Greenwood had wanted to enactment his beingness connected the enactment to assistance people, according to his heartbroken family.
'He sacrificed his beingness to assistance others,' sister Kodie Greenwood told 7 News as she fought backmost tears.
His parent Cassandra Parker added: 'I was arrogant of him and I loved him and I'm going to miss him.'
Mr Greenwood's determination to question to Ukraine to combat had antecedently been condemned by his family, who had tried to halt his archetypal program to permission Australia.
Brock Greenwood, 24, (pictured) had been a unpaid overseas combatant for the Ukrainian International Foreign Legion for the past 15 months
Brock Greenwood's grieving sister Kodie Greenwood (pictured left) and his mother Cassandra Parker (pictured right) had tried to halt Mr Parker from travelling to Ukraine
Mr Parker had been surviving with his parent successful Rockhampton erstwhile she said they had initially thwarted his Ukraine question plans by making him 'miss his flights'.
A fewer months aboriginal Mr Parker moved to Hervey Bay to unrecorded with his father, and helium caught a formation to Melbourne and past connected to Poland.
'I recovered retired helium was successful Poland connected April 20 (2023) due to the fact that idiosyncratic sent maine a picture,' Ms Parker said.
'He caught the bid the adjacent time to Kiev.'
Kodie added that her member was adamant connected going .
'Even though we stopped him once, helium said to me: 'I'm inactive going to go, but I can't beryllium astir you and mum due to the fact that you marque maine consciousness blameworthy and marque maine privation to stay. But it's what I privation to do,' she recalled
'He genuinely was selfless. He wanted to enactment his beingness connected the enactment to assistance people.'
One of 5 siblings, Mr Greenwood has been remembered arsenic having a 'really large heart.
'He wanted to help. He wanted to marque a difference,' his parent said.
Ms Greenwood said their lone interest astir her brother's determination to combat was helium had nary subject experience.
She said helium had ne'er held a weapon earlier going to Ukraine.
'That's what we were truly disquieted about,' she said.
The household of Mr Greenwood (pictured) person created a GoFundMe to assistance screen his ceremonial expenses aft helium was killed fighting for the Ukrainian International Foreign Legion
Even with nary subject experience, Mr Greenwood is believed to person excelled during his grooming and was made a person of the squad of overseas fighters.
It's understood the Department of Foreign Affairs is providing the household with consular assistance.
Australians person been discouraged from travelling to Ukraine, with the national authorities enforcing a 'do not travel' alert successful spot for the war-torn country.
Mr Greenwood's household person organised a GoFundMe to assistance rise funds for the household to springiness him the send-off helium deserves.
'A overmuch loved and missed son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, friend, and loved one,' the leafage states.
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