U.S. Captives Surface in Russian Propaganda Videos
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BREAKING: Two of the American fighters thought to have been captured by Russian forces in Ukraine last week have suddenly surfaced in Russian propaganda videos, confirming their families worst fears that theyve wound up in enemy hands.
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U.S. Captives Surface in Russian Propaganda Videos
Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were looking worse for wear in videos shared by Russian state media on Friday.
2:47 PM · Jun 17, 2022
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Two of the American fighters thought to have been captured by Russian forces in Ukraine last week have suddenly surfaced in Russian propaganda videos, confirming their families worst fears that theyve wound up in enemy hands.
Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were seen looking worse for wear in videos shared by Russian state media on Friday. Though the two had officially joined Ukraines military as volunteers in the war, the Russian headlines described them as American mercenaries.
In what appears to be a heavily edited video released by Russias Izvestia newspaper, Huynh said he had been influenced by propaganda and exaggerated facts in the news before joining the war. He went on to deny reports of Russian troops killing civilians.
When I came here, I discovered that that wasnt the case, he said.
While he spoke in English, the video featured a Russian voiceover that appeared to attribute quotes to Huynh that he could not be heard saying in the clip, such as that the Western media didnt report on the Ukrainian military being incompetent and corrupt.
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