A former US Navy Seal, who deserted his military post in 2019, was killed Thursday while fighting in Ukraine, friends and officials said.

Daniel Swift died from wounds he sustained last week while fighting in Dnipro, a city that Russian forces recently targeted in a brutal missile attack, an official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Swift’s death marks the sixth known American casualty on Ukraine’s front lines since the Russian invasion began nearly a year ago.

Adam Thiemann — a former US Army Ranger who had kept in contact with Swift after previously fighting alongside him in Ukraine — told Rolling Stone that Swift was wounded on the night of Jan. 14.

Thiemann said Russian soldiers launched an anti-personnel rocket-propelled grenade at Swift and two other soldiers.

Though his counterparts are in recovery, Swift was left in critical condition with severe head trauma. He died Thursday morning from a massive brain injury, Rolling Stone said.

Swift showed up to fight in Ukraine with no equipment of his own other than his military smarts and enthusiasm, Thiemann said.

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