u.s. officials are once again warning americans not to travel to ukraine, while expressing condolences for the death of a u.s. citizen there. the family of willy joseph cancel tells cnn the 22-year-old died fighting alongside ukrainian forces. brian todd has more. reporter: he is a 22-year-old american and leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old baby. former u.s. marine, willy joseph cancel, killed on the battlefield in ukraine according to cancel s mother who spoke to cnn. even before he he left to go to ukraine, you know, he was proud because he wanted to do the right thing and, you know, fight alongside the you understand dogs and help them with things that he thought was important. reporter: neither, cancel s mother, nor u.s. officials, could provide information on how or where cancel was killed. we know a family is mourning, a wife is mourning. you, and our hearts are with
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successfully repelled several weeks ago. kelly cobiella is in eastern ukraine. reporter: after more than two months of war and countless ukrainians killed in battle, tonight we have learned an american is now among the dead 22-year-old ex-marine willy joseph cancel died monday his family said but where and how still unclear. his family telling cnn cancel was working for a private military contractor he believed in what ukraine was fighting for, his mother said he was married with a 7-month-old son. tonight a senior u.s. defense official said the russians are making slow and uneven progress and are likely a few days behind schedule to take control of the east in mariupol, city officials posting this video they say of russian forces under fire near the steel plant where ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been holed up the families of those inside pleading for international help is this the price we need to pay for our freedom and independence many dead people, kids
Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas.
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