A State Department spokesman did not provide specifics. Earlier reports that two U.S. veterans had been captured by Russian forces remain unconfirmed.
A third American who traveled to Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion may be missing in action, the State Department said on Thursday, a day after the families of two U.S. veterans fighting in Ukraine said the two men had disappeared together as their platoon came under fire earlier this month. The possible third missing individual was identified in recent weeks, a State Department spokesman, Ned Price, said in a briefing. “Unfortunately we don’t know the full details of that case,” he added. The families of the two American veterans identified them on Wednesday as Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, and expressed fears they may have been captured by Russian forces. As of Thursday afternoon, the United States had not been in contact with Russia about the two men, Mr. Price said, confirming earlier comments from a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman that were reported by Russian state news.
