Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine

Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 30, 2022. An undetermined number of Americans are thought to be in the country battling Russian forces beside both Ukrainians and volunteers from other countries. | Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo

By Associated Press

05/01/2022 04:56 PM EDT

Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their fight.

Jozefowicz now heads a group called Task Force Yankee, which he said

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