2 Missing Americans Found In Russian Captivity May Get Death Penalty

The Kremlin said the two men had been involved in firing on Russian forces and should be "held responsible for the crimes they have committed."

For their families, the good news is they are alive. The bad news is they are in Russian captivity.

Two U.S. military veterans taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine appear in a video airing on Russian TV, apparently in the custody of pro-Russian separatists. In the audio, the two Americans, Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh seemed to have spoken under duress.

Pundits on Russian state TV are speculating that the two soldiers will get the death penalty, saying “there are no other options” because Russia considers foreign fighters to be mercenaries.