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Trevor Reed: Ex-US marine freed by Russia is injured fighting in Ukraine

Feb 16,2020 9:46 am

By Max MatzaBBC News

A US man who was jailed by Russia for nearly three years before being released in a 2022 prisoner swap has been injured while fighting in Ukraine .

Ex-US Marine Trevor Reed was hurt while fighting against Russia 's invasion, the US State Department said on Tuesday.

Officials add that he " was not engaged in any activities on behalf of the US government" and reiterated that Americans should not travel to Ukraine .

Mr Reed has been transported to Germany by a non-governmental organisation.

State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a briefing that US officials " are aware" of Mr Reed's injuries and the fact that he has been taken to Germany for treatment.

" We have been incredibly clear that traveling to Ukraine , choosing to participate in the fighting there, has a very real risk of capture, of death, of Bodily Harm , and that continues to be our assessment, " Mr Patel said.

The circumstances of Mr Reed's injuries - and how or when he came to fight for Ukraine - are not clear. Officials tell US media he was injured in eastern Ukraine before being taken to hospital in Kyiv And Then sent on to Germany.

The Messenger , Mr Reed's injuries, says he suffered shrapnel wounds from stepping on a land mine Two Weeks ago.

According to Cbs News , The Bbc 's US partner, sources say he is being treated at a military faculty in The German town of Landstuhl for a laceration to an extremity.

In 2019, Mr Reed was convicted in Russia of fighting with police officers while on a drunken Night Out .

The US had deemed him to be wrongfully detained in Russia , calling his trial " theatre of the absurd".

He was released in 2022 in exchange for a Russian pilot who had been convicted in the US of cocaine smuggling charges.

The US is currently working to free two Americans also considered to be wrongfully detained in Russia - Businessman Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich.

Russia and Ukraine have Not Yet commented on Mr Reed's injuries.

David Whelan, a brother of Paul Whelan , said in a statement: " I'm sorry to hear that he's been injured. But a hostage's release isn't an End Point .

" They have To Live with The Aftermath after The Hostage takers and others move on. I can't imagine The Anger , vengeance, and grief they must feel.

" I hope he finds some Peace Now . "

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