American Daniel Swift, a former Navy SEAL who deserted in 2019, was killed while fighting in Ukraine on Jan. 18, according to U.S. officials.
Ukrainian servicemen ride atop a tank near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine Jan. 20, 2023."The Navy can confirm that a former Sailor, Daniel W. Swift, was killed in Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023," the Navy said in a statement. "The Navy Absentee Collection and Information Center confirmed that the Sailor was is in an active deserter status since March 11, 2019. We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine.
"We can confirm the recent death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine," a State Department spokesperson said in a statement provided to ABC News. Swift was a SEAL for most of his 12-year Naval career, that included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. However, a copy of his Navy service record shows a two-year break in his military service after which he resumed his career as a SEAL.
The State Department has repeatedly urged Americans from heading to Ukraine to join Ukrainian security forces following Russia's invasion nearly a year ago. But that has not prevented some Americans to make the transit to Ukraine to join units of international fighters fighting alongside Ukrainian troops.
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