Geun Lee, a YouTuber from the Navy Special Warfare Team (UDT/SEAL), who entered Ukraine as an international volunteer, refuted the allegations as 'fake news' and said that they would take legal action.
On the 24th, the manager of 'ROKSEAL', a YouTube channel run by Geun Lee, posted on the YouTube community and said, "Recently, various fake news about Captain Lee Geun's participation in Ukraine's war came out."
The manager said that Lee Geun-eun was acquitted of various crimes such as 'fine for failing to attend reservist training', 'death during engagement', 'death from bombing of YAVIROV base', 'attempt to re-enter Poland', 'film shooting at a hotel in Poland', 'stay at a hotel in western Ukraine', etc. Regarding the rumors about his personal life, he emphasized that "obviously all of them are not true."
He then warned, "I would like to inform you that ROKSEAL is under legal review for all charges of insulting and insulting Captain Lee Geun with maliciously made up words." This is something that can be run,” he appealed.
The manager also said, "Due to the security of the mission, no one knows the current location of Captain Lee Geun except for the officials, and we have lost contact with him at all," he said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Lee Geun had entered Ukraine.
On the 22nd, on a YouTube channel, a netizen shared a post about Lee Geun staying at a hotel in Poland and eating breakfast, and on the 24th, it was reported that Lee Geun was staying in western Ukraine. There are various 'theories' related to it.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)