{"id":1568039,"date":"2022-07-23T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T02:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568039"},"modified":"2022-07-23T22:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T02:49:26","slug":"two-americans-dead-in-donbas-region-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-americans-dead-in-donbas-region-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Americans dead in Donbas region of 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\">16<\/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%2Ftwo-americans-dead-in-donbas-region-of-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=1568039&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_2717557\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2717557\" class=\"wp-image-2717557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22092677235035-640x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian soldiers walk next to destroyed Russians armored vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22092677235035-640x400-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22092677235035-640x400-336x210-1.jpg 336w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2717557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ukrainian soldiers walk next to destroyed Russians armored vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 7:18 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 23, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Two American volunteers in Ukraine died in the countries Donbas region. According to the US State Department, the two Americans were believed to have assisted Ukraine\u2019s military defenses against Russia when they died. The department has offered to provide the victims families consular assistance and keep further details private.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cOut of respect to the families during this difficult time, we have nothing further to add,\u201d a State Department spokesperson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked about the condition of Alexander Drueke and Andy Hunyh, two Americans captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine, the spokesperson said they \u201chave been in contact with the Ukrainian and Russian authorities regarding US citizens who may have been captured by Russia\u2019s forces or proxies while fighting in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe call on Russia to live up to its international obligations to treat all individuals captured fighting with Ukraine\u2019s armed forces as prisoners of war,\u201d they stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: One of the Americans killed was Luke Lucyszyn, his mother, Kathy Lucyszyn, confirmed to ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>A former U.S. soldier who served with the two Americans told &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; they faced overwhelming Russian firepower. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ln6M9e6pQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ln6M9e6pQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mlGRdMFsa\">pic.twitter.com\/1mlGRdMFsa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 News from Ukraine (@uasupport999) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uasupport999\/status\/1550989188308369408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the outbreak of the war two other US volunteer fighters have been killed.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/man-who-attacked-lee-zeldin-arrested-on-federal-charges\/\">Man Who Attacked Lee Zeldin Arrested On Federal Charges<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian soldiers walk next to destroyed Russians armored vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 7:18 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 23, 2022 Two American volunteers in Ukraine died in the countries Donbas region. 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