Americans Killed Fighting For Ukraine Honored In Kyiv
A memorial service was held on March 14 on Kyiv's Independence Square for six Americans killed fighting Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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American businessman and volunteer Bill Cole holds a portrait of Ian Frank Tortorici during a ceremony to commemorate six fallen US fighters on Kyiv's Independence Square on March 14.
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Bill Cole places a portrait of Andrew Webber, a decorated US military veteran who was killed in July 2023 in eastern Ukraine.
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US Army veteran Liz Breuker attends the commemorations in Kyiv.
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Portraits of American fighters include Ethan Hertweck (top center), a 21-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who was killed in the Donbas in December 2023.
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People gather around portraits of fallen volunteers during the March 14 ceremony.
At least 50 Americans, most of them military veterans, are reported to have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.
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A portrait of Tortorici seen during the March 14 ceremony. The US Marine veteran was killed in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, in June 2023.
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Attendees of the Kyiv ceremony embrace.
In an Instagram post promoting the March 14 ceremony, Bill Cole wrote, "We will honor six Americans who gave their lives defending Ukraine and all of us. They are heroes."
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Flags at a makeshift memorial to fallen fighters seen beneath Kyiv's Independence Monument on March 14.
