A former US Navy SEAL was killed this week in Ukraine, American officials said Friday. They said he was not fighting in an official capacity.
Daniel W. Swift is a former member of the Navy SEALs who is listed in official records as having deserted since March 2019.
The Navy said Swift was killed Wednesday, adding, “We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in
Ukraine.”
At least five other Americans are known to have died fighting in Ukraine, according to State Department statements and reports from individual families.