Wisconsin Army vet dies fighting in Ukraine, family says

A US Military veteran from Wisconsin died combating in Ukraine final week, grieving relations introduced this week.

Andrew Peters, 28, died Feb. 16 whereas combating alongside the Worldwide Legion of the Protection of Ukraine, the person’s father informed Wisconsin Public Radio in an electronic mail.

Peters is believed to be the seventh American killed on the frontlines in Ukraine because the Russian invasion started a 12 months in the past.

A resident of Marshfield, Peters enlisted within the Military earlier than graduating highschool in 2012. He served a tour of Afghanistan in 2014 earlier than taking over arms in Ukraine in November, WPR reported.

“He felt his time of service was not over, and went to help in Ukraine the place he joined different countrymen and legionnaires from everywhere in the world to help with the protection of Ukraine,” John Peters, who additionally served within the Military throughout the Gulf Battle in 1991, informed the radio station.

Peters’ father stated his son was proficient in a number of languages, together with Ukrainian, Russian and French.

“Andrew had a powerful sense of what was proper and mistaken,” Peters stated. “He felt the necessity to use his prior army fight expertise to assist the Ukrainian folks struggle and liberate their nation. Andrew was extraordinarily near his fellow troopers and was nicely appreciated by everybody. We’re all extraordinarily happy with his bravery and selfless sacrifice.”

The Worldwide Legion was created by the Ukrainian Authorities in early 2022 shortly after Russia’s invasion to enlist international troopers to assist defend the Jap European nation.

The household is at the moment working with the US Embassy in Kyiv to have Peters’ stays returned.

The US State Division stated in a press release it “can verify the deaths of U.S. residents in Ukraine. 

“We’re in contact with their respective households and offering all doable consular help,” the division stated.