Family members of a Wisconsin native, Andrew Peters, announced this week that the 28-year-old US Army veteran died while fighting in Ukraine alongside the International Legion of the Defense of Ukraine on Feb. 16.
Peters, a Marshfield resident, enlisted in the Army before graduating high school in 2012 and served in Afghanistan in 2014.
According to his father, John Peters, Andrew felt compelled to assist in the defence of Ukraine and joined the legion in November, using his military combat skills to help the Ukrainian people fight and liberate their country.
He is believed to be the seventh American killed on the frontlines in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began a year ago.
The family is working with the US Embassy in Kyiv to have Peters’ remains returned, and the US State Department is providing consular assistance to the families of US citizens who have died in Ukraine.
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