The mother of retired Sgt. Alex Drueke, a former U.S. soldier captured in Ukraine, said he and Andy Huynh have been moved to a prison in an unspecified location.
were captured in June of 2022Sgt. Drueke was able to make contact with his mother for the first time in 20 days, telling his mother that he and Huynh had been moved out of solitary confinement and into a cell with a third person.In a call with his mother, Bunny Drueke, Sgt. Drueke asked for the number of the family’s case manager at the U.S. Department of State, which Mrs. Drueke provided him.
“He sounded strong and clear-minded. He said he and Andy have been moved to a traditional prison, that they are no longer in solitary confinement but that they are together now 24/7,” Bunny Drueke said. “He said a third man is in the cell with them but he did not reveal his name and I did not ask because I didn’t want the call to be cut off if I got too nosy,” Drueke said. “That happened once before,” she explained.
“They said they couldn’t share further specifics with me yet due to privacy considerations for the third man’s family,” Bunny Drueke said.virtual meeting with State Department officials on July 22“I told him that they said he and Andy are ‘top priorities’ for our government,” Mrs. Drueke said. “I explained that with the UK POWs, only one of them has been the ‘spokesperson’ allowed to call, just like how only Alex has been calling and not Andy,” Mrs. Drueke said.
“Our hearts are with Griner’s and Whelan’s families and we hope their detentions are resolved soon,” Dianna Shaw, Alex’s aunt, said. “Our situation is different of course because Alex and Andy are lawful combatants being held as Prisoners of War, but we continue to hold faith that our men are being treated according to international standards of the Geneva Conventions and that they will be released soon.
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