The Pentagon has denied media reports suggesting it had shared intelligence with Ukraine to specifically target high-ranking Russian military officials. “The United States provides battlefield intelligence to help Ukraine defend their country,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said during a media briefing on Thursday. At the same time, Kirby admitted …
Read More »Pentagon steps up training for Ukrainian troops – media
The US is stepping up its training program aimed at familiarizing more Ukrainian troops with American-made weapons being supplied to Kiev by Washington, The Hill reported on Thursday, citing unnamed Pentagon officials. According to the US media outlet, hundreds of Ukrainian service members are currently being trained by American instructors …
Read More »Pentagon, US companies involved in Ukraine military biolabs – Russia’s top investigator
The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has told RT that his team is making progress in a criminal probe into Ukraine’s alleged Pentagon-funded bioweapons program. “The analysis of the obtained documents allowed us to clearly identify the people involved in the military biological activities in Ukraine, including representatives …
Read More »US training Ukrainian troops – Pentagon
Ukrainian military personnel are receiving American training in Europe amid the conflict with Russia, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has confirmed. “I can announce that the United States has commenced training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces on key systems at US military installations in Germany,” Kirby said during a briefing …
Read More »US training Ukrainian troops in Europe – Pentagon
Ukrainian military personnel are receiving American training in Europe amid the conflict with Russia, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has revealed. “I can announce that the United States has commenced training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces on key systems at US military installations in Germany,” Kirby said during a briefing …
Read More »Troops accuse Pentagon of ‘religious purge’
The US government is still mandating all members of the military to get a Covid-19 vaccine and discharging those who refuse – even on religious grounds – in what amounts to a deliberate purge of troops with beliefs the current Pentagon considers wrong, a sergeant and two officers told the …
Read More »Pentagon accounts for abandoned weapons
US forces left behind more than $7 billion in military equipment during their chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, the Pentagon reportedly revealed in a long-awaited accounting of the abandoned gear. Washington gave Afghan government forces $18.6 billion worth of military equipment from 2005 to 2021, and $7.1 billion of …
Read More »US wants no ‘spillover’ of Ukraine conflict to Moldova – Pentagon
The US is still analyzing the recent incidents in the breakaway region of Transnistria and does not want to see the conflict in Ukraine “spilling over” to the area, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday at a conference in Germany on supplying Kiev with weapons and equipment. “We’re still …
Read More »US will move ‘heaven and earth’ to back Ukraine – Pentagon
The US will move “heaven and earth” to supply Ukraine with what it says it needs to fight Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. The announcement came on Tuesday at a 40-country meeting aimed at getting Washington’s allies on board the mission to prop up Kiev’s defenses. Summoned by the …
Read More »US wants Russia weakened – Pentagon
The US wants the conflict in Ukraine to leave Russia too “weakened” to “invade” a neighboring state, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on Monday, the day after traveling to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and members of his cabinet. Asked how he would define “America’s goals for success” …
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