Australian man Caleb List, who signed up to fight for Ukraine's foreign legion.
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There are grave fears for a Queensland labourer who signed up to fight for Ukraine’s foreign legion after being rejected by the Australian Army.

Caleb List is feared to have been killed in a battle several weeks ago while fighting against the Russian invasion.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government was providing assistance to a family following reports of List’s death.

Australian man Caleb List, who signed up to fight for Ukraine's foreign legion.
Australian labourer Caleb List is feared to have been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine. (Facebook)

“Due to privacy concerns, I can’t give many details, but I will say that this is an incredibly risky situation,” she mentioned to the ABC this morning.

“We are assisting, providing consular assistance to a family in relation to this matter.”

In a separate press conference, Wong discouraged Australians from travelling to the warzone.

“I’ve made it very clear that we all support Ukraine in their defence of their country,” she said.

“We all condemn Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion, but it is not for Australians to travel to Ukraine to fight.”

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson told 9news.com.au it was aware of reports of List’s death.

Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong at a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria.
Penny Wong said the government is providing assistance to a family following reports of List’s death. (Alex Ellinghausen)

“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware that some individuals are trying to go to the conflict zone to participate in the fighting, and there have been reports of a few Australians who are either unaccounted for or have died in Ukraine,” a spokesperson stated.

“We continue to strongly urge Australians not to travel to Ukraine.

“It is a do-not-travel zone because the situation is extremely dangerous.”

In 2023, List shared with SBS that he had enlisted in the Ukrainian foreign legion in 2022 after Vladimir Putin initiated the invasion, following his previous rejection by the Australian Army.

“I tried a couple attempts to get in (the Army),” he said.

“For obvious reasons I got rejected, just a bit young and dumb, made some bad choices. But… I wanted something new, like I was sick of the job, I was sick of just being a labourer.”

He also said he had originally planned to join France’s foreign legion before the Kremlin launched its invasion, when he then “got drunk in Poland, crossed the border” and signed up to fight for Ukraine.

Caleb List shown on the frontline in Ukraine.
List signed up for Ukraine’s foreign legion in 2022. (Facebook)

“At the end of the day, I’m just a mercenary and I’m just a soldier of fortune,” he said.

“I’m just looking for an experience and enjoyment and something to get me through life, because in Australia I didn’t really have much going for me so I decided (to start) a new page.”

Compatriot Oscar Jenkins, who also signed up to fight for the foreign legion, was also feared dead earlier this year following his capture by Russian forces, before subsequent footage released by Moscow showed him to be alive but frail.

He has since been charged by Russian authorities for fighting for Ukraine.

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