The son of an official of the Senior central intelligence agency died last year “while fighting in the conflict in Ukraine,” a CIA spokesman said on Friday.
The spokesman confirmed the death of Michael Gloss, who is the son of Juliane Gallina, deputy director of the CIA for digital innovation, after a Russian news site reported that the 21 -year -old American had registered to serve with the forces of Russia.
The CIA spokesman said that Gallina and her family “suffered an unimaginable personal tragedy in the spring of 2024 when his son Michael Gloss, who fought with mental health problems, died while fighting in the conflict in Ukraine.”
But the statement did not say what lateral brightness was fighting at that time.
“The CIA considers that Michael’s death is a private family issue for the Gloss family, not a national security problem,” said the spokesman. “The whole CIA family is disconsolate for its loss.”
“Juliane and her husband shared that” we worship our son and cry their loss at all times. We appreciate privacy at this difficult time “” added the spokesman.
In publications on social networks last year, Michael Gloss shared a photo of himself smiling in the Red Square in Moscow and expressed sympathy for Russia’s war effort against what he called “the war of representation of Ukraine.”
He wrote that the coverage of war news, which he called “Western propaganda”, was hiding the reality of a conflict in which a supposedly corrupt Ukrainian army was not rival for Russian troops.
“Rus is killing Dem Boys in sight,” he wrote.
On its page on the Russian social media site Vkontakte, the Gloss background photo in the Red Square shows war propaganda of the Soviet era.
The important Russian news site was the first to report on the death of Gloss. Citing the information of the Russian government and publications in Gloss’ social networks, he documented his extensive trips abroad, which culminated with him to join the Russian army.
According to an obituary published by the family last year, Gloss died “while traveling in Eastern Europe,” but did not mention Russia or the war in Ukraine.
He added that he lived a “brief but fiercely beautiful life until we were taken away during their trips abroad.”
“Michael should be remembered for his noble heart and his warrior spirit,” said the obituary.
He reached Friday, Michael Gloss’s maternal grandmother, Marie Cook, refused to confirm details of her grandson’s death and, on the other hand, sent questions to her daughter, chicken.
“My daughter and my son -in -law are the best parents I’ve seen in my life,” Cook said. “This is a tragedy.”
Gallina was appointed last year for her current position in the CIA and has had senior roles that supervises technology and cybersecurity. He also worked as an executive at IBM and began his career as a Cryptological Officer of the Navy, withdrawing from the Navy reserves in 2013. at the US Naval Academy. UU., Gallina made history as the first woman to direct the Midshipmen brigade.
In an interview with NBC News last year, Gallina discussed the threats raised by China and Russia to the United States cybersecurity.
Gloss’ father, Larry Gloss, is a veteran of the Navy who served in the desert storm operation and works in cybersecurity in the private sector.
Michael Gloss attended Oakton High School in the suburb of Northern Virginia in Vienna, where he played football and Lacrosse, according to social networks. He later attended the Atlantic College in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he studied human ecology, according to his obituary.
The obituary said that “Michael became physically strong and tall, reflective and mainly, and from an early age he used these strengths to protect and protect against the injustice of all forms, either in the patio of recreation, in the field or in politics.”
The obituary offers suggestions of causes to donate to Michael Gloss hugging, including charity organizations dedicated to helping refugees and protecting the environment. And also suggested a beneficial organization “we hope it helps others”, the National Alliance of Mental Diseases.
