As violence in Ukraine continues, so too does the spread of false and misleading claims about the conflict. One recent claim asserts the U.S. has become militarily involved in the war.
While the U.S. sent military personnel to Ukraine, those individuals were strictly there to conduct inspections of U.S. weapons deliveries and serve as embassy security, not to fight in the conflict as combatants.Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksLt. Col. Garron J. Garn, a spokesperson for the Department of Defense, confirmed there are no U.S. personnel fighting in Ukraine.
"This is not unique to Ukraine," he said."Department of Defense personnel provide embassy security services all over the world."there are “no U.S. forces conducting combat operations in Ukraine.” “This is just responsible management of the capabilities that we're providing to the Ukrainians,” Ryder said.
Ryder said the personnel would be “far away from any type of frontline actions” and “not operating on the front lines” or otherwise “in harm’s way to conduct these types of inspections.”
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