The first American, and first foreigner, has died in the Eastern Ukraine battle zone. A man known only by his war name of Franko traveled to Donbass and assumed Ukrainian citizenship. The Donbass unit on the Ukrainian side is an all volunteer unit and since he was of Ukrainian decent, could assume Ukrainian citizenship.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Wire: American volunteer fighter ‘Franko’ dies fighting separatists in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian militants patrol along a road near Donetsk, on August 18, 2014.
