Individuals captured in Ukraine: What led veterans Drueke, Huynh to go?

  • Russian state tv Friday confirmed video of the 2 American army veterans, confirming they have been taken captive in Ukraine.
  • Andy Huynh, 27, and Alex Drueke, 39, went lacking final week throughout a battle close to Kharkiv.
  • Within the video, Drueke, talking into the digicam from what gave the impression to be an workplace, despatched a message to his mom.

Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh knew he won’t come again. So the 27-year-old former Marine drew up a will, mentioned goodbye to his fiancée and left Hartselle, Alabama, in April to assist Ukrainians repel Russian forces.

That very same month, not far-off in Tuscaloosa, former Military Sgt. Alexander Drueke, a 39-year-old Iraq conflict veteran, had deliberated for a month earlier than deciding to pack his gear for Ukraine.

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