Aa |   aA
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia's Future Leaders Celebrated as Prime Minister Hun Manet Speaks at Asia-Europe University Graduation | The National Bank of Cambodia and Central Bank of Madagascar seal a partnership to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. | Minister of Health Delivers Lecture on Leadership and Innovation on "Methods of Critical Thinking – Part 2" | BREAKING: Takeo Provincial Court President Dismissed for Premature Release of Murder Convict | BREAKING: Samdech Hun Sen Announces Absence from Senate Plenary Session After Positive COVID-19 Test |

U.S. Troops Land in Poland in Effort to Bolster Eastern Flank

  • Posted Feb 7, 2022 13:21 by Rosahlee Bautista
  • 2180
  Aa |   aA

INTERNATIONAL: U.S. troops has arrived in Poland on Sunday ,February 6, afternoon following chain of command personnel as Washington is reinforcing its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border. It was not immediately clear how many troops has arrived, but a C17 aircraft is "designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers and their equipment.”’

On Saturday,February 5, a small plane carrying the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army Major General Christopher Donahue, has landed at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport following a few planes with U.S. military equipment and an "advance group".

Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told media that the first group of American soldiers from an elite unit, and that more planes would be landing in the coming hours.

On Wednesday ,February 2, U.S. president Joe Biden has ordered nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania, as Washington moves to reassure jittery NATO allies.

The Pentagon has said that around 1,700 service members, mainly from the 82nd Airborne Division, would deploy from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland.

Russia has denied plans to invade Ukraine but has deployed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's borders and says it could take unspecified military measures if its demands are not met, including a promise by NATO never to admit Kyiv.


Related News