Top CIA Official’s Son Killed Fighting for Russia

The son of a top CIA official was killed last year fighting on behalf of Russia against Ukraine, according to an investigation by independent Russia media that was reported this week.

On April 4, 2024, Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, was killed while serving in the Russian military by artillery after rushing to the aid of a comrade. Gloss had enlisted in hopes of obtaining a passport and Russian citizenship. His mother, Juliane Gallina, was named the deputy director for digital innovation at the CIA only two months prior in February. The CIA later confirmed the death first reported by iStories.

Michael’s father, Larry Gloss, told the New York Post that his son suffered from mental illness and developed a fixation on environmental issues, hoping to bring clean water to the people of Russia.

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