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The first American citizen is killed in Ukraine, he is fighting against the Russians

2022-04-29 19:49:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA ASSOCIATED PRESS

The first American citizen is killed in Ukraine, he is fighting against the

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former US Marine has been killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told US media. It is the first known death so far of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.

Rebecca Cabrera told CNN that her son, Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine.

Ms. Cabrera said her son was working as a prison officer in Tennessee and had registered to work with the private military contracting company shortly before fighting began in Ukraine in late February. She told CNN that he agreed to go to Ukraine.

"He wanted to go because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for and he wanted to be part of it to keep the evil of the war there, so that he would not come here, and that maybe our American soldiers should not get involved. in it ", she said.

Ms Cabrera said her son's body has not yet been found.

"They did not find his body," she said. "Those who were with him are trying, but either they would retrieve his body or they would be killed. We would like his body to be returned to us," Ms Cabrera said.

She said her son flew to Poland on March 12 and entered Ukraine shortly after that date. She said he was fighting alongside volunteers from a number of countries.

The United States has not confirmed the reports. On Friday, the State Department said it was aware of the reports and was "closely monitoring the situation." Due to privacy terms, we have no further comments. We reiterate that US citizens should not travel to Ukraine because of the active armed conflict and the expulsion of US citizens from Ukraine by Russian government security officials, and that US citizens in Ukraine should leave immediately if it is safe. to do so using any commercial or private land transportation option. ”

The widow of the late Cancel, Brittany Cancel, told the Fox News network that he left behind a little boy and that she considers her husband a hero.

"My husband died in Ukraine," said Brittany Cancel. "He went there wanting to help people, as he always felt that this was his main mission in life."

She said her husband volunteered to go to Ukraine, but also had aspirations to become a police officer or firefighter.

"He had dreams and aspirations to be a police officer or to join the New York police force," she told the Fox network.

 


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