First two US fighters are captured by Russian soldiers in battle for Kharkiv amid fears they will be handed death sentences like two British soldiers caught by Putin's army
Robert Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were captured while fighting for the Ukrainian army last week
The pair were part of a ten-men squad which encountered Russian forces in Kharkiv
They disabled a Russian tank but then were lost in the fog of return fire then disappeared, comrades say
Drueke served in Iraq in the US Army but Huynh, a former Marine, has never been in active combat before
He gave an interview before he ventured to the region in which he said he was prepared to die
Now, there are fears they may be given the same death sentences as Brits Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin
The two British men were captured in April and were last week sentenced to death by firing squad
The Biden administration has not yet commented on the capture of the two American servicemen captured
By Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 11:37 EDT, 15 June 2022 | Updated: 12:59 EDT, 15 June 2022
Two American fighters have been taken as prisoners of war in Ukraine, the first since the conflict began.
Robert Drueke and Andy Huynh were taken prisoner by Russian forces last week on the outskirts of Kharkiv, according to sources cited by The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday.
Drueke, 39, and Huynh, 27, are both from Alabama. One of their comrades described losing sight of the pair in a battle last week.
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