On the 26th local time, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of The Russian Far East Primorsky Krai, said on Telegram that a US mercenary was killed in Ukraine, and then the US State Department spokesman confirmed the matter. CBS noted that at least 7 Americans have died in Ukraine, 5 of them fighters.
Koremiyako said that as soon as the "Tiger" troops of the Primorsky Krai Volunteer Army to Ukraine arrived at the front line, a group of well-trained multinational mercenaries rushed into the position, and the "Tiger" troops held their positions to repel the inmates and killed an American mercenary. He also attached the American's ID.
Cozhemiako Telegram
A U.S. State Department spokesman responded on the same day, "We can confirm that a U.S. citizen died in Ukraine, but out of respect for the privacy of his family, we do not comment further." ”
Documents show that the deceased, joshua Alan Jones, was only 24 years old, born in Tennessee, and joined unit A344 of the Ukrainian armed forces on July 24 this year.
Joshua ID Source: Cozhemiako Telegram
CBS reported that the last time the dead were officially confirmed by the United States were Luke Lucyszyn and Bryan Young, both of whom died on July 25, when they fought alongside Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk region, along with a Swede and a Canadian, who also died, when the State Department said, "Out of respect for privacy, there is no more information." ”
The earlier U.S. combatants whose deaths were officially confirmed were Stephen Zabierslki and Willy Joseph Cancel. Stephen's obituary was published in the local New York State newspaper "Recorder", the date of death was May 15, and Rolling Stone magazine said that the cause of death was a landmine explosion; Cansell's death was in late April, at the age of 22, when his child was 7 months old, CNN reported at the time that Ukraine had not even found his body.
A picture of Joshua was circulated online
In addition, two American civilians died as a result of their involvement in the fighting. Minnesota native James Hill and filmmaker Brent Renaud died in Ukraine in March, as confirmed by the U.S. State Department, and CBS reported that Hill was stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv to care for his sick partner and died of shelling on March 17; Renault, on the other hand, was shot dead at a checkpoint while photographing civilians leaving Kiev.
According to data disclosed by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 17, since the start of special military operations, a total of 6,956 foreign mercenaries and experts from 64 countries and regions have traveled to Ukraine, of which 1,956 have died and 1,779 have left Ukraine. The statistics include mercenaries who fought directly for the Ukrainian army, experts who assisted in training Ukrainian soldiers, and operated and repaired Western weapons to aid Ukraine.
Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, noted that among European countries, Poland has the largest number, with 1831 people traveling to Ukraine; It was followed by Romania, with 504 people travelling to Ukraine; The UK came in third with 422 people travelling to Ukraine. Among the countries of the Americas, Canada has the largest number, with 601 people traveling to Ukraine; The United States came in second with 530 people traveling to Ukraine.
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