The disappearance of the third volunteer – a U.S. citizen – was confirmed at a briefing by State Department spokesman Ned Price.
The U.S. State Department has confirmed the disappearance of another American soldier who came to fight on the side of Ukraine as a volunteer. According to media reports, we are talking about a Marine Corps veteran, Captain Grady Kurpasi, who went missing in the Kherson region. This was reported by CNN.
Before Grady Kurpasi, two other Americans with combat experience behind them were missing.
The disappearance of the third volunteer – a U.S. citizen – was confirmed at a briefing by State Department spokesman Ned Price. He did not give the name of the military man who allegedly disappeared in the Kherson region, but the fact that he had not been in contact since the end of April was confirmed by Kurpasi’s wife.
The last time relatives and friends heard the news from Kurpasi was on April 23-24.
Military friend George Heath said Kurpasi served in the Marine Corps for 20 years, he went to serve after the attacks on September 11, 2001. He retired in November 2021. He has been on missions four times. of the military abroad, three times – in Iraq. She has received numerous awards for bravery and achievement, including Purple Heart.
Since the beginning of the mass invasion of Ukraine, the veteran decided to help the Ukrainians, who decided that his skills could be useful.
The American arrived in Ukraine on March 7, on March 21 he was in Kyiv. And by April he was already in the south of the country. According to George Heath, Kurpasi and other Foreign Legion fighters were ordered at the end of April to equip an observation post in the Kherson region.
“On April 26, the occupiers started firing at the observation post with small arms, Kurpasi and another soldier went to find out what was happening. Kurpasi then contacted the Ukrainian military to retaliate with gunfire. , and this is the last time they have heard anything about him. ”, said Heath, who collected testimonies from other members of the Foreign Legion he spoke to in the weeks after Kurpasi’s disappearance.
Recall that at the beginning of a massive invasion of Ukraine, a special unit of the International Legion was created under the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
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Source: korrespondent
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