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The newspaper added, citing "comrades" The two American prisoners, that they were arrested during battles outside the city of Kharkiv Eastern Ukraine, last Thursday.
The newspaper did not reveal the identity of these people "comrades"saying only that they were fighting on their side.
One of them said that the two captives fell into the hands of the Russians, when they faced a huge Russian force.
The two American prisoners are Alexander Drake, 39, and Andy Hoyn, 27, who were volunteers with a regular Ukrainian military unit, according to the newspaper. "telegraph".
The US State Department commented on the reports, saying that it "Aware of unconfirmed reports: of the detention of US citizens in Ukraine.
The two American prisoners join a number of foreign fighters it has arrested Russia in Ukraine battlesAmong them are two British prisoners.
Russia has not commented on the news yet.
If the news of the capture of the American soldiers is confirmed, this may lead to more tension between Washington and Moscow, as the latter will seek to use them as evidence of the direct involvement of the United States in the war.
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The newspaper added, quoting the “companions” of the two American captives, that they were arrested during battles outside the city Kharkiv Eastern Ukraine, last Thursday.
The newspaper did not reveal the identity of these “comrades”, saying only that they were fighting on their side.
One of them said that the two captives fell into the hands of the Russians, when they faced a huge Russian force.
The two American prisoners are Alexander Drake, 39, and Andy Hoyn, 27, who were volunteers with a regular Ukrainian military unit, according to “The Telegraph.”
The US State Department commented on the reports, saying it was “aware of unconfirmed reports: about the detention of US citizens in Ukraine.
The two American prisoners join a number of foreign fighters it has arrested Russia in Ukraine battlesAmong them are two British prisoners.
Russia has not commented on the news yet.
If the news of the capture of the American soldiers is confirmed, this may lead to more tension between Washington and Moscow, as the latter will seek to use them as evidence of the direct involvement of the United States in the war.