Defense

Former US Marine killed fighting for Ukraine

By Victor I. Nava
Published April 29, 2022 5:25am ET
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Former US Marine killed fighting for Ukraine
Servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic militia walk past damaged vehicles during a heavy fighting in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. | (Alexei Alexandrov/AP)

A former U.S. Marine fighting in Ukraine was killed in combat this week, his family said, according to a report on Thursday.

Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, had been working for a private military contracting company in Ukraine since March 12 or 13. He was killed in fighting on Monday, and his body has not been recovered, according to the report.

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