| Title: | No, U.S. Army forces aren’t in Ukraine |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/24/facebook-posts/no-us-army-forces-arent-ukraine/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | August 24, 2022 |
| Description: | U.S. Army members aren’t in Ukraine, according to the Department of Defense. The Pentagon relocated National Guard members in February who were training Ukrainian military members in February. There were 160 Florida National Guard troops training Ukraine’s military when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin temporarily relocated them to Europe in February. And 3,000 more American troops from the 82nd Airborne were also deployed to Europe from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The National Guard has continued to support Ukrainian soldiers remotely, according to the Army. For example, a June article on the Army’s website shares how a Ukrainian soldier called a member of the Washington Army National Guard for help with a failed anti-tank missile. But we rate claims that U.S. Army forces are stationed in Ukraine False. |
No, U.S. Army forces aren’t in Ukraine
U.S. Army members aren't in Ukraine, according to the Department of Defense.
The Pentagon relocated National Guard members in February who were training Ukrainian military members in February.
There were 160 Florida National Guard troops training Ukraine's military when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin temporarily relocated them to Europe in February. And 3,000 more American troops from the 82nd Airborne were also deployed to Europe from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The National Guard has continued to support Ukrainian soldiers remotely, according to the Army. For example, a June article on the Army's website shares how a Ukrainian soldier called a member of the Washington Army National Guard for help with a failed anti-tank missile.
But we rate claims that U.S. Army forces are stationed in Ukraine False.
