A two-hour break in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was called today a Vasilivkain the region of Zaporizhiato facilitate the return a Kyiv from Moscow the body of the 24-year-old American Joshua Alan Jones. The US Army veteran was killed in Donetsk region in August while fighting for the Ukrainian faction. With the short respite, there was also an exchange of prisoners between Russians and Ukrainians: “In between an officer and nine soldiers,” said the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Andriy Yermak. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Use He has already informed the family of the victim, who was recognized thanks to the tattoos and other identifying marks on his body, which were taken by the Ukrainians in an ambulance.
The father: “I never stopped not finding him”
Photos of the young body had previously been sent to Ukraine by the Russians for preliminary identification. Jones’ remains were found on the territory of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic Donetsk – of which only Russia recognizes independence – within which he was buried in a morgue. Jones was part of the International Legion, which gathers foreign fighters who decide to fight alongside Ukrainians. It was the latter who broke the news of the return to the fighter’s father, who told CNN: «He’s back! You have no idea what weight our family lost at that moment, I hadn’t given up the thought of not finding it again». According to CNN, Jones is the fifth American to be killed in the war between them Ukraine and Russia, while at the moment a – Grady Kurpasi – is missing.
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