 U.S. volunteer killed in action near Bakhmut. Cooper Harris Andrews, a U.S. volunteer who fought alongside Ukrainian forces, has been killed in action near the city of Bakhmut. Journalist Jake Hanrahan wrote it on Twitter. Cooper Harris Andrews, 26, was reportedly a former Marine. I'm very sad to say this, but one of the popular front community has been killed fighting in Ukraine. Cooper Harris Andrews, 26, was a long-time popular front supporter and part of our discord. He was a former U.S. Marine and lifelong leftist organizer. He was killed in Bakhmut. Cooper was killed alongside other leftist fighters in Ukraine. He was part of the foreign legion and later the resistance committee. He was ambushed by Russian forces whilst defending evacuees, hearing from others in the popular front community about Cooper and all the stories are how he helped them both in person or remotely. He was a good man and a kind soul. We're mourning his loss, but we'll be working out some kind of memorial via popular front soon. Hanrahan wrote. He added that he and the community popular front community organization, which Andrews supported, did not know that Cooper was near Bakhmut. Therefore, they were shocked to learn of his death.