two dead americans
How knowledgeable A State Department spokesman said two Americans believed to be fighting for Ukraine in the east of the country were killed, according to official figures.
“We can confirm the recent deaths of two US citizens in Donbas, Ukraine. We are in contact with the families and provide all possible consular assistance, ”the ABC TV channel quotes the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He added that he would not give further details about what happened “out of respect for families”. He did not give the names of the dead.
Foreign mercenaries participating in battles on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said July 21, to NBC television channel, for always carrying with them self-destruct tools to avoid falling into Russian captivity.
According to one American mercenary, he always carries a grenade with him so that he can act quickly in case of danger of being caught. And former US Army staff sergeant James Vasquez said he personally trained soldiers to self-destruct in case of threat of capture.
On July 19, the deputy commander of the battalion of the 9th regiment of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic with the call sign Khokhol told RIA Novosti that the top three in terms of the number of mercenaries fighting for Kyiv were Poland, Great Britain. and the United States.
mercenary deaths
On the same day, the television company SVT reported that a Swedish lieutenant, who previously served in the Swedish Air Force in Uppsala, died in battles near Donetsk. He was 28 years old, shot in the chest and died.
“He came here a few months ago and was here to share his tactical knowledge,” a source told the broadcaster.
Several hundred Swedes went to Ukraine, including joining the so-called international brigade. Some of the mercenaries had previously served in the Swedish Armed Forces and retired for Ukraine. Channel sources said there were also mercenaries who broke the rules and came to fight as members of the Swedish Armed Forces.
On July 15, DPR Ombudsman Daria Morozova announced on the Telegram channel that the captured British mercenary Paul was dead.
“Given the diagnoses and the stress, he passed away on July 10,” she wrote.
Morozova added that she had a number of chronic diseases during the first medical examination. These include insulin-dependent diabetes, damage to the respiratory system, various diseases of the kidneys and cardiovascular system. The Ombudsman noted that Uri received medical attention.
According to Morozova, British authorities, international organizations and foreign media were informed of Uri’s capture.
sentenced to death
Three foreigners apprehended in Mariupol on 9 June were sentenced to death in Donetsk: two British nationals, Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, and a Moroccan national, Saadoun Brahim. They partially admitted their guilt. They can be shot now.
In mid-June, in battles near Kharkov, the Russian army also captured two former US military personnel – Alexander Dryuke, 39, and Andy Hyun, 27, who served in Iraq.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States is in direct contact with Russian officials about US mercenaries detained in Ukraine.
“We have not received any official or official response other than what the Russian representatives voiced in public talks,” Price said.
In total, according to the data of the Russian Ministry of Defense, 7,107 mercenaries from more than 60 states have arrived in Ukraine since the start of special operations. At the same time, 2347 of them died, 2019 remaining.