Videos Show Missing US Veterans Who May Have Been Captured by Russian-Backed Forces in Ukraine —...

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"Videos that appear to show two American veterans who have been missing in Ukraine since last week surfaced on social media Friday -- the strongest evidence to date that the men have been captured, though so far unconfirmed by the U.S. government.

Alexander Drueke, a 39-year-old Army veteran, and Andy Huynh, a 27-year-old Marine veteran, traveled to Ukraine in April. A source tells Military.com that the pair were captured covering a "tactical withdrawal" near the city of Kharkiv.

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The two videos -- both less than 10 seconds in duration -- each show one of the men sitting in front of an empty wall in a well-lit room, wearing clip-on microphones and looking up at the person recording the video. Both say, "I am against war" -- Drueke in English and broken Russian, Huynh just in Russian. Drueke also identifies himself.

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Dianna Shaw, Drueke's aunt, told Military.com she has seen the videos and that the men "look clean and in relatively good shape, which is a huge relief." Drueke is clothed in an olive T-shirt, while Huynh is wearing a dark green sweater. Neither appears to be injured.

"To the people who have them," Shaw pleaded, "we appeal for Alex's and Andy's humane treatment while our government works to secure their release."

Nothing in the videos indicates when or where they were recorded."...