“More than a hundred infantrymen advanced on our positions”
A former American soldier who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke in an interview with CNN about the battle, which he witnessed on June 9 near Kharkov, when two US mercenaries Andy Huyn and Alexander Druke were captured. The channel's interlocutor also spoke about the numerical superiority of the Russian military.
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A man named Pip reported that his unit was sent on a mission east of Kharkov, where a full-scale Russian armored offensive was underway. The group was forced to retreat quickly as more than 100 Russian infantry went on the attack. When asked about what happened to Huyn and Druke, Peep replied that he did not have this information.
Another mercenary who participated in the battle, acting as a sergeant, told that there was “absolute chaos” that day. “Our positions were attacked by more than a hundred infantrymen. We had a T-72 that opened fire from a distance of 30-40 meters,” the man shared the details.
Meanwhile, the United States is unable to confirm the location of the third mercenary to go to Ukraine, U.S. Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi, who retired last November. “We don’t know where they are, but I want to reiterate: Americans should not go to Ukraine now,” US President Joe Biden said.
On June 15, it was reported that Russian army soldiers were taken prisoner near Kharkov two American mercenaries who took part in the armed conflict on the side of Ukraine. According to data published by The Telegraph, 39-year-old Druke and 27-year-old Huyn are considered the first Americans captured.
Huyn, in particular, said that he was part of a detachment that belonged to the reconnaissance battalion. After receiving the order to retreat, he and his colleague walked through the forest belt for a long time, and then decided to surrender to the Russian military.
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