US veterans missing in Ukraine formed bond over background

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..."The U.S. State Department said it is investigating reports that Russian or Russian-backed separatist forces captured at least two American citizens. If true, they would be the first Americans fighting for Ukraine known to have been captured since the war began.

Shaw said it’s possible the two could just be lying low: She noted that the 39-year-old Drueke had extensive training and experience during two tours in Iraq, while Huynh, 27, served four years in the U.S. Marines.

“They know how to evade,” she said. “They might be doing just that.”

Russia hasn’t confirmed any information about the men. The president of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said Thursday that “as of now, I don’t have such information and I cannot comment,” according to the Interfax news agency. Pushilin spoke while attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Huynh’s fiancee, Joy Black, said she got a message from a soldier telling her that both men had missed their rendezvous point and were in an area that was hit “pretty hard.” Black, speaking in an interview with WAAY-TV, said she ran to her mother’s room and fell on the bed sobbing.

“I am trying to stay strong for him to get this word out and to try to get him back home. I am not going to lie and say that it has not been really, really hard,” Black said.

It’s unclear how many Americans have traveled overseas to assist Ukraine since fighting began in February but the number is believed to be in the hundreds, if not more."...

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