I'm not sure how one goes from being "an eco-activist, women’s rights supporter, and anti-fascist" to fighting as a mercenary for terrorist Russia against Ukraine. His family said later they thought he was working in Moscow when they received the news of his death, several months after enlisting in the Russian army.
Yesterday, his mother Julianne Gallina spoke as the keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Digital Transformation Summit in McLean, Virginia. I wonder if anyone bothered to ask her why her son died in Ukraine fighting for the Russians. Probably not, eh?
Source: Kyiv Independent
The son of a deputy head of the CIA was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine in 2024, Russian publication Important Stories reported in an investigation published on April 25.
Michael Gloss, 21, was the son of CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Julianne Gallina Gloss, and Iraq war veteran Larry Gloss.
Before arriving in Russia on August 13, 2023, Gloss was travelling around Europe. On his Vkontakte page bio, he wrote: "I ran away from home (and) traveled the world. I hate fascism."
Gloss studied Human Ecology at Middlebury College in Vermont and was described as an eco-activist, women’s rights supporter, and anti-fascist, Important Stories reports.
A Russian soldier who served with him said he was "a staunch supporter of Russia and loved it."
On April 4, 2024, he was killed, likely during a Russian offensive near Bakhmut, however, his burial in the U.S. did not take place until December 2024, Important Stories reports.
His obituary omitted a few important details.
According to an obituary written by his parents, Gloss "was tragically killed in Eastern Europe," while he "was forging his own hero’s journey with his noble heart and warrior spirit."
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The obituary made no mention of Russia or Ukraine.
Of course not.
It is reported that the son of CIA deputy director Julianne Gallina Gloss, 21-year-old Michael Gloss died in Ukraine as a Russian soldier. He signed a contract with Russia’s MoD. His father, Iraq vet Larry Gloss, develops secure software for U.S. and NATO forces pic.twitter.com/HmMyAnym5N
— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) April 25, 2025
