Mar. 16, 2025
Alexander J. Drueke and Andy Huynh.Photo: Alexander J. Drueke/Facebook; Courtesy the Black Family
After volunteering to help defendUkraineagainst Russia’s invasion, two Americans have gone missing and are feared captured.
The worried families of Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, and Alexander Drueke, 39, who traveled to Ukraine after witnessing Russia’s brutal attack on the sovereign country, have reached out to Alabama’s congressional delegation in hopes of locating their loved ones.
Press aides for the delegation confirmed on Wednesday that the whereabouts for both men are currently unknown.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Two Ukrainian couples, all members of the 14th Mechanized Brigade, have wed just months after they were brought together.
Khrystyna Lyuta, 23, and Volodymyr Mykhalchuk, 28, tied the knot Sunday alongside Kristina and Vitaliy Orlich, both 23, according toAgence France-Presse. The double wedding took place in front of a registry office in Druzhkivka, a town about 25 miles away from the frontlines, according toAgence France-Presse.
The celebration marked the “first marriage in the brigade in wartime” since the start of the Russian invasion, priest Yuriy Zdebskiy told the AFP.
Mar. 16, 2025
A pair of Ukrainian children were warmly welcomed when they arrived at their new school in Italy.
The students, who fled Lviv — a city in Western Ukraine located near the Polish border — received a strong show of support when they walked in together, according toCNN, which obtained footage of the heartwarming moment that was also widely shared on social media.
That day, “hundreds of teachers and students” at Don Milani Institute in Naples gathered together to greet Dimitri, 8, and Victoria, 10, according toMSNBC.
Mar. 16, 2025
German police officers walk near the scene where a young man was killed Saturday night.Photo:Harald Tittel/picture alliance via Getty
Harald Tittel/picture alliance via Getty
The incident took place at the Säubrenner fair in the town of Wittlich following an “altercation,”Trier policesaid in a statement,NBC Newsreported,
According to witnesses, four people were identified as being near the scene of the crime, per the police. Suspicion focused on two men, 25 and 26 years old, who were described as U.
Mar. 16, 2025
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington.Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty
A cause of death has been confirmed for two of the three sailors from the USS George Washington who were recentlyfound dead within days of each other.
Sharp was found dead on April 9, while Huffman was found deceased on April 10, according toNBC News. Both were found at off-base locations.
“The Navy is cooperating with local authorities where both incidents have occurred, as both incidents remain under investigation,” a Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesperson previously told PEOPLE in a statement.