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A team of military veterans with the Project Dynamo organization rescued scientist John...

John Spor fled his home in Mariupol, Ukraine, after Russian missiles touched down in the city. Chechen-Russian forces ransacked his residence and had been hunting him since.

Irena Sowinska/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- American nuclear scientist John Spor escaped from Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine this week with the help of a rescue organization called Project Dynamo, a Tampa-based nonprofit group run by U.S. veterans. Spor, a Texas native and founder of Texas Photonics Inc., had been living in Mariupol for several years before the Russia invaded Ukraine last February. He reportedly went into hiding during the siege. The group said that Spor was considered a high-value target because of the sensitive nature of his work in laser-guided weapons systems and t...

Nuclear scientist John Spor was reportedly rescued this week by an organization called Project Dynamo.

Irena Sowinska/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- American nuclear scientist John Spor escaped from Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine this week with the help of a rescue organization called Project Dynamo, a Tampa-based nonprofit group run by U.S. veter...