He was with the Ukrainian Interior minister's entourage which was a super puma the Ukrainians used to transport high level officials to emergency sites.
That being said, someone in the US CIA, DOD, etc.. had to know that this "Deserter" was part of the Ukrainian Interior ministers regular traveling group.
And on a conspiracy note, Zelensky has said that they will investigate this thoroughly.
Ukrainian National Police confirmed that Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, First Deputy Minister Yevheniy Yenin and State Secretary Yuriy Lubkovychis were among the dead. Tetyans Shubek an assistant to the minister was killed in the crash.
Thats 4 of the six passengers, and an American seal "deserter" .
High cotton for a deserter from the US Navy.
Remember Mr Phelps, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions...
“Adam Thiemann — a former U.S. Army Ranger who previously fought in Ukraine with Swift and stayed in contact with his platoon through phone calls and late-night text messages — told Rolling Stone that during an operation in Bakhmut on the night of Jan. 14 and into the early morning of Jan. 15, Russian forces launched an anti-personnel rocket-propelled grenade at Swift and two other soldiers, knocking them down.
An American intelligence official, who first told Rolling Stone about Swift’s death, said he suffered a massive traumatic brain injury and died early Thursday morning. The official asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Thiemann wrote on Facebook that Ukrainian troops were doing everything they could to keep Swift alive, but their resources are stretched thin as they attempt to accommodate all of the wounded.
Swift was left in critical condition with severe head trauma, per Thiemann, who was not on the operation at the time but briefed by his platoon mates. The other two soldiers are stable and in recovery. “