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7/17/2025, 10:53:27 AM
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/56286
Derek Huffman, an American man from Texas, moved his wife DeAnna and three children to Russia in search of “traditional values”, but the father of three is now being sent to the front lines in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine after assurances that he would have a non-combat role.
The family moved to Russia in 2025 to be a part of Tim Kirby’s “American Village” project. Kirby is an American media personality who has been living in Russia since 2006 and supports Putin.
In May, Derek, who has no military experience, joined the Russian military, being promised work as a welder, but was sent to the front after just weeks of training.
His wife, De Anna, took to social media to plead her case after her husband was duped into front-line combat after just weeks of training in the Russian language, which Derek and his American family do not speak or understand.
“Derek, when he signed up and had all of that done, he was told he would not be training for two weeks and going straight to the front lines. But it seems as though he is getting one more week of training, closer to the front lines, and then they are going to put him on the front lines,” said DeAnna, in a video recorded in Russia.
The Huffman family seems to finance their move and new life in Russia through solicitations on Social Media. and YouTube channel, and have appeared in numerous Russian propaganda videos.
Derek Huffman, an American man from Texas, moved his wife DeAnna and three children to Russia in search of “traditional values”, but the father of three is now being sent to the front lines in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine after assurances that he would have a non-combat role.
The family moved to Russia in 2025 to be a part of Tim Kirby’s “American Village” project. Kirby is an American media personality who has been living in Russia since 2006 and supports Putin.
In May, Derek, who has no military experience, joined the Russian military, being promised work as a welder, but was sent to the front after just weeks of training.
His wife, De Anna, took to social media to plead her case after her husband was duped into front-line combat after just weeks of training in the Russian language, which Derek and his American family do not speak or understand.
“Derek, when he signed up and had all of that done, he was told he would not be training for two weeks and going straight to the front lines. But it seems as though he is getting one more week of training, closer to the front lines, and then they are going to put him on the front lines,” said DeAnna, in a video recorded in Russia.
The Huffman family seems to finance their move and new life in Russia through solicitations on Social Media. and YouTube channel, and have appeared in numerous Russian propaganda videos.
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