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According to a report, two former US servicemen were captured last week.
The Telegraph reported that Alexander and Andy were taken prisoner during the battle with Russian armor.
An unnamed source who fought with the pair in a regular Ukrainian military unit said that the Americans were captured after they ran into a larger Russian force.
The whole thing went crazy with bad intel when we were out on a mission. The Russians were already attacking the town, so we were told.
The source said that they came down the road with two T72 tanks and a lot of infantry.
The Russian vehicle was destroyed with a rocket-propelled grenade by the two men before they were captured.
He served in Iraq. His mother told the Telegraph that he was struggling to hold down a job and was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
The U.S. Embassy has assured me that they are looking for him and that he is alive. I am going to stay strong. I think they will keep him to exchange for Russians.
According to Alabama ABC affiliateWAAY, a former Marine left to fight in Ukraine in April.
According to the outlet, the man put up $6,000 of his own money to pay for the trip.
He said there was a chance he would die. I want to get my life or what I think is right. Through my eyes, through the Marines, through God, and really just what is right, what I have been taught is correct.
In the last few weeks, the city of Kharkiv has been the center of a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russian supply lines into the Donbas have been put under pressure by Ukrainian forces at least once.
The report can be found on NY Post.com.
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