Members of the state's congressional delegation said Wednesday that two military veterans from Alabama are missing and haven't been heard from in days.
The Senate and House offices have been in touch with the men's relatives to find out their location.
Relatives haven't heard from him since June 8, when he volunteered to fight with the Ukrainian army against Russia. The aide said that the two people were together.
His loved ones are very concerned about him. The United States Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been put in touch with my office.
After she lost contact with her son, the woman reached out to the congressman.
The Washington Post reported that a US citizen called Lois Drueke, the mother of one of the Americans, and said that they had intercept communications that suggested that the Russians had held two Americans.
The State Department is looking into reports that Russian or Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine have captured at least two Americans. They are believed to be the first Americans to have been captured in the war.
The department said in a statement that they are in touch with the Ukrainian authorities. Privacy considerations were cited as the reason for it declining further comment.
The White House wasn't able to confirm the reports about missing Americans, according to John Kirby.
He said that they would do the best they could to monitor the situation.
He continued to warn against Americans going toUkraine.
He said thatUkraine isn't the place for Americans to be traveling. There are many ways to support Ukraine that are just as effective.
Three people were sentenced to death in a court under control of the rebels. They were accused of being mercenaries and trying to overthrow the government.
According to the Russian military, foreigners fighting with the Ukrainians are mercenaries and are not protected under the convention.
Joy Black posted on Facebook that her family was in contact with the family of the two missing people and that nothing had been confirmed.
Please keep Andy and Alex in your prayers. She wrote that they wanted them to come back.
The International Legion was created by the Ukranian government to help foreign citizens defend against the Russians. Malcolm Nance, a high-profile member of the Legion, said at the time that he was done talking about the conflict and that it was time to act.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the State Department, confirmed that a third American may have gone missing during the war, but he did not know the full details of the case.
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