American feared captured 'wanted to do what was right'; US warns that Ukraine is 'not the place for Americans': Live updates

Two U.S. military veterans from Alabama who went to Ukraine to help beat back the Russian invasion are missing and feared to have been captured by Russian troops or Russian-backed separatists, their family members said.

Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, of Trinity, Alabama, and Alexander Drueke, 39, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, haven’t been heard from for days after being in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, near the Russian border, family members say.

Huynh’s fiancé, Joy Black, said Huynh told her on June 8 that he would be unavailable for a few days. On Monday she was informed that Huynh and Drueke missed their rendezvous and they were in an area that was hit hard by Russian aerial assaults.

“He went over there to volunteer because he really cares,” Black told WAAY-TV in Alabama. “This had been really weighing as a heavy burden on his heart for quite a while before he left. He wanted to go and do what was right.”

The State Department said it was monitoring the “unconfirmed” rep and was in contact with Ukrainian authorities. White House spokesman John Kirby stressed that the U.S. discourages Americans from fighting for Ukraine.

“It is a war zone. It is combat,” Kirby said. “If you feel passionate about supporting Ukraine there is any number of other ways to do that that are safer and just as effective. Ukraine is not the place for Americans to be traveling.”

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Latest developments

►Japanese budget airline Zipair Tokyo is dropping the “Z” logo on its aircraft because it has become a pro-invasion symbol in Russia.

►NHL officials will not allow the Stanley Cup to travel to Russia or Belarus this summer, foregoing the unofficial tradition allowing players from those countries to travel there while spending a day with the cup. Officials informed both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche of the decision.

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