Two American mercenaries were captured by the White House in Ukraine and called on the people not to go

Two American mercenaries captured by the Russian army ("Daily Telegraph")

Overseas Network, June 16th. According to the British "Daily Telegraph" reported on the 15th, the two American veterans were captured by the Russian army when the mercenaries fought in Ukraine. In response to this White House responded, Ukraine is a theater rather than American travel, and calls on the public not to go.

People familiar with the matter said that the two went to the Wuxi War as a mercenaries. Last week, they met a large -scale Russian forces near the city of Halkov, east of Ukraine, and were eventually captured during fierce war. The location of the incident was less than 5 miles from the Russian border. The Daily Telegraph said that this is the first time that Americans have been captured by the Russian army in Ukraine since the Russian -Ukraine conflict.

Among the captured two, one person was 39 years old and overcome in Iraq as the US Army. The other is a 27 -year -old Vietnamese man who has served in the US Marine Corps, but has no practical experience.

According to Reuters, the White House National Security Council spokesman John Kerbir responded on the 15th. He said that he could not confirm the relevant reports, but if it was true, he would strive to bring them back to the security. He also called on the American people not to go to Ukraine.

Xinhua News Agency previously reported that on April 17 this year, the Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Igor Konacopov announced that it had eliminated more than 1,000 foreign mercenaries and more than 900 mercenaries fled in Ukraine. He also emphasized that foreign mercenaries will not be treated as prisoners of war, but "will face criminal responsibility, and the best (ending) is long -term imprisonment." (Overseas Network Liu Qiang)

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