Matt Roe was devastated when he discovered a medical condition would prevent him joining the Australian military.
“It took me years to get over it … if I ever did,” the South Australian landscaper says.
“It’s all I ever wanted to do.”
But now Roe, 36, has found a different – though potentially illegal – way to become involved in a military campaign, by leaving Australia to join the Georgian National Legion, a unit formed to support Ukraine’s struggle against the Russian invasion.
#Ukraine: The catastrophic explosion of a Russian tank (reportedly a T-90) again due to internal ammo detonation. pic.twitter.com/OKUX2BHICd
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 6, 2022
