When Alex Drueke was captured and later released by Russian forces in Ukraine last year, he said was convinced he was going to die. Now, speaking exclusively to ABC, he explains why he's back in Ukraine.
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After surviving two months of captivity in one of the most dangerous places on earth, some might forgive him for never wanting to see it again.to help with the war effort. Speaking exclusively to ABC News, he explained why he decided to leave Alabama, and head east again. Drueke says he's not back to fight. He doesn't want to get too close to Russian lines, he says. "I'm a marked man and I think I got my one second chance at life," he says. "So, yeah, if I get captured again. I'll disappear."
A veteran of the Iraq war, Drueke joined a unit in the foreign legion last summer, but was captured by Russian soldiers along with another U.S. military veteran, Andy Huynh. They spent 105 days in captivity until they were released in a prisoner swap with the help of Saudi Arabia and Turkey."It was pretty rough," he recalls. "I mean, they tortured us in ways that I thought only happened in movies, but no, it was for real.
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