Two U.S. citizens believed to have been fighting for Ukraine died in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The U.S. State Department confirmed the deaths via ABC News reporting.
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Two U.S. citizens thought to have been fighting for Ukraine died in Donbas.
The deaths were reported by ABC News citing the State Department.
The US State Department confirmed the death of two American citizens fighting for Ukraine in the east.
One deceased individual was 22-year-old Wills Joseph Cancell, who worked for a private military company.
The second deceased individual was 52-year-old Stephen Zabelski.
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