{"id":1522269,"date":"2022-06-18T22:49:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T02:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1522269"},"modified":"2022-06-18T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T02:50:00","slug":"video-show-2-missing-us-veterans-captured-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-show-2-missing-us-veterans-captured-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Video show 2 missing US Veterans captured in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-show-2-missing-us-veterans-captured-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1522269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2722533\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22169627121707-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Ukrainian soldiers removes an exploder from a Russian Smerch multiple rocket in Ukraine&#039;s war-hit eastern Donbas region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1794\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ukrainian soldiers removes an exploder from a Russian Smerch multiple rocket in Ukraine\u2019s war-hit eastern Donbas region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 7:33 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, June 18 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Russian State Media released video of two US Veterans captured in Ukraine. The video appeared to show the two American\u2019s deemed missing, 39-year-old Alex Drueke and 27-year-old Andy Huynh. This confirmed they were taken captive by Russian Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The US Government has yet to confirm it\u2019s authenticity, but Drueke\u2019s mother told The Guardian that the video gives her \u201cgreat hope.\u201d She said it seemed to be her son. In another clip he can be heard saying \u201cI am against war\u201d in Russian.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cMom, I just want to let you know that I\u2019m alive and I hope to be back home as soon as I can,\u201d Drueke said in the video. \u201cSo love Diesel for me, love you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Captured <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> mercenary Alexander J Drueke now says that he is against war.<\/p>\n<p>He is former member of 74D MOS (army classification for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialists CBRN).<\/p>\n<p>What is chemical expert doing in Ukraine?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kharkov?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kharkov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUliqJX7mI\">pic.twitter.com\/dUliqJX7mI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luka (@Luka_zgd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Luka_zgd\/status\/1537864500199702528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pair reportedly went missing on June 9, when their group came under heavy fire by Russian troops in Kharkiv. Huynh said Ukrainian Forces asked them to cover their retreat.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cwhen we were covering them the Russian Forces over-ran our position,\u201d Huynh stated. \u201cWe had to fully retreat. One of my colleagues and I waited three hours in a fighting hole just to make sure the coast was clear. After those three hours we ended up walking through the woods for about five hours, we eventually got on to a road, when we surrendered to Russian Forces.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Second captured <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> mercenary Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh testified about how Drueke and him were captured in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kharkov?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kharkov<\/a> region by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russian?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russian<\/a> forces.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UkraineWar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UkraineWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aoNnqGNywS\">pic.twitter.com\/aoNnqGNywS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luka (@Luka_zgd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Luka_zgd\/status\/1537886323922505729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This comes amid reports that a third American who volunteered to fight in Ukraine has gone missing. The family of former Marine Corps Officer Grady Kurpasi has confirmed he\u2019s been missing since late April to multiple outlets. His wife told CNN the State Department is treating Kurpasi as missing in action.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia has insisted any foreign fighters in Ukraine will be considered mercenaries. Two British war prisoners and one from Morocco were sentenced to death by a Dontesk Court and state media noted \u201cthe stakes for Drueke and Huynh are high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the families of those captured continue to plea for humane treatment, while the government works to secure their release.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/shots-fired-at-tysons-corner-mall-in-virginia\/\">Shots Fired At Tysons Corner Mall In Virginia<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ukrainian soldiers removes an exploder from a Russian Smerch multiple rocket in Ukraine\u2019s war-hit eastern Donbas region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 7:33 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, June 18 2022 Russian State Media released video of two US Veterans captured in Ukraine. 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