The men were among 10 prisoners released by Russian-backed separatists as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by Saudi Arabia.
. The pair had traveled to Ukraine on their own and bonded over their shared home state.
American military veterans Alexander Drueke, left and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh are seen with other foreign fighters in Ukraine. "Surreal. I still have chill bumps," said Drueke's aunt, Dianna Shaw."I always imagined this day. I always held not just hope but belief in this day. But I thought it was going to be two or three years from now at best.
The families of the two men announced their release on Wednesday. The Saudi embassy said five British nationals and others from Morocco, Sweden and Croatia also were freed.
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