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CIA deputy director’s son killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, investigation claims (kyivindependent.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Michael Gloss, 21, was the son of CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Julianne Gallina Gloss, and Iraq war veteran Larry Gloss.

Before arriving in Russia on August 13, 2023, Gloss was travelling around Europe. On his Vkontakte page bio, he wrote: "I ran away from home (and) traveled the world. I hate fascism."

On April 4, 2024, he was killed, likely during a Russian offensive near Bakhmut, however, his burial in the U.S. did not take place until December 2024, Important Stories reports.

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[-] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Could just be lack of critical thinking and education, as both of those things have been attacked in order to make the masses more complacent. Made them suseptible to the reactionary thinking in the first place