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Former US Navy SEAL killed in Ukraine by AFP Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 A former member of the US Navy SEALs who deserted in 2019 was killed in Ukraine earlier this week, the Navy said Friday. "The Navy can confirm a former sailor was killed in Dnipro, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023," a Navy official said in a statement, adding: "We cannot speculate as to why the former sailor was in Ukraine." The statement was accompanied by biographical data indicating that Daniel Whitney Swift had attained the rank of Special Warfare Operator 1st Class. Officials gave no further information on the circumstances of his desertion from the US navy. The US government has sought to discourage its citizens from fighting in Ukraine, but several Americans have been killed there since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Western tanks no 'silver bullet' for Kyiv: NATO commander Brussels (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 A senior NATO commander warned on Thursday that Western tanks would not be a "silver bullet" for Ukraine in its fight with Russia, despite Kyiv's new arsenal outperforming Moscow's weaponry. "There is not a particular weapon system that is a silver bullet. A balance of all systems is needed," said US General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, after a meeting of NATO military chiefs. But he added that "it's clearly the case that modern Western technology is outperforming Russ ... read more
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