The US Navy said on Friday that a former US Navy SEAL who deserted in 2019 was killed earlier this week in Ukraine.
According to a Navy official, “The Navy can confirm a former sailor was killed in Dnipro, Ukraine on January 18, 2023,” adding that “We cannot conjecture as to why the former sailor was in Ukraine.”
Daniel Whitney Swift’s biographical information was included with the declaration, which showed that he had earned the level of Special Warfare Operator 1st Class.
The facts surrounding his departure from the US navy were not further discussed by officials.
Although the US government has worked to discourage its nationals from participating in hostilities in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, numerous Americans have died there.
