Soldier says he was a ticking time bomb after Ukraine stint

Update: 2025-11-23

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A former soldier who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken rage says the Defence Force failed to get him desperately needed help after a traumatic stint training Ukrainian civilians for war. Charlotte Cook reports.

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Soldier says he was a ticking time bomb after Ukraine stint

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Soldier says he was a ticking time bomb after Ukraine stint

Soldier says he was a ticking time bomb after Ukraine stint