# Why a U.S. Marine fought — and died — for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/33480

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 18:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/why-a-u-s-marine-fought-and-died-for-ukraine/

> Former U.S. Marine Shane Tackett had wanted to help Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. After joining the Azov Brigade’s international battalion in August 2025, he was killed on Nov. 30 while his unit was clearing a house in a contested Ukrainian town. He left a wife and two daughters.