The Tuscaloosa City Council honored native son Alex Drueke Tuesday night, celebrating his safe homecoming after more than 100 days as a Russian prisoner of war.
Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are back in Alabama with their families after spending more than 100 days in the captivity of Russian-backed forces in Ukraine.
Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh, the Alabama men who were captured by Russian forces while fighting alongside Ukraine in June, were release after being held captive for 104 days.
The family of a Tuscaloosa man being held as a prisoner of war by Russian forces made contact with his mother here in Alabama after almost three weeks of silence.
The families of Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh, the Alabama natives being held captive by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine met virtually with several members of the U.S. Department of State Friday.
Tuscaloosa's City Hall will be lit in Ukrainian blue and yellow in honor of a local man who was captured by Russian forces while volunteering in Ukraine this month.