Pentagon: United States Military Personnel Operating in Ukraine to Track Weaponry

[mystery-ak]

Pentagon: United States Military Personnel Operating in Ukraine to Track Weaponry

Kurt Zindulka 1 Nov 2022

United States Military personnel have been deployed to Ukraine to, it is claimed, keep track of weaponry and ammunition supplied at the expense of the American taxpayer, the Pentagon says.

In order to alleviate concerns that American military equipment will end up on the black market, a U.S. “defence attaché” of military personnel has been sent under the command of Brig. Gen. Garrick Harmon to conduct arms inspections of weaponry supplied to the Ukrainians.

The military operation, which is being conducted alongside the Office of Defense Cooperation operating out of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, will also seek to bolster the ability of Kyiv (Kiev) to set up border checks for weapons smugglers, step up training for Ukrainian inspectors and guards, as well as providing training on how to properly dispose or destroy weapons and munitions.

Speaking at a no-names Pentagon briefing, the transcript of which has been published, a “senior defense official” said “There have been several of these inspections”.

Describing the “proactive steps” taken to keep American arms out of the hands of smugglers and criminals in Ukraine — emphasising the Department of Defence had not yet seen evidence of equipment being “diverted” — the unnamed official said “ensuring accountability of advanced weapons donations is a top priority”.

Confirming that U.S. forces were officially deployed inside Ukraine, the unnamed official said: “U.S. personnel have recently resumed on-site inspections to assess weapon stocks in country whenever and wherever the security conditions allow. The return of our defense attaché and Office of Defense Cooperation personnel in country has allowed us to resume this critical function.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/11/01/united-states-military-personal-operating-in-ukraine-to-track-weaponry-report/

[mystery-ak]

President Joe Biden initially vowed that American troops would not be engaging in Ukraine, saying in February: “Our forces are not and will not be engaged in the conflict with Russia in Ukraine. Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine but to defend our NATO Allies and reassure those Allies in the east.”

Yet, the 79-year-old Democrat later caused controversy when he supposedly misspoke during a March address to soldiers stationed in the Polish city of Rzeszow. Suggesting they would be going to Ukraine, Mr Biden said: “You’re going to see, when you’re there, and some of you have been there, you’re going to see women, young people, standing in front of a damn tank.”

The White House was later forced to walk back the statement, claiming that the president meant soldiers interacting with Ukrainians in Poland.

The revelation report that American troops are operating in Ukraine comes as the Biden administration is said to be preparing another $50 billion aid package to Ukraine. Since the February invasion, the American government has so far approved  $65 billion in aid to the country.

That son of a bitch....although I suspected as much.

[Hoodat]

United States Military personnel have been deployed to Ukraine to, it is claimed, keep track of weaponry and ammunition supplied at the expense of the American taxpayer, the Pentagon says.

Ten times that number need to be deployed outside of Ukraine to track the rest of the money.

[Kamaji]

Ten times that number need to be deployed outside of Ukraine to track the rest of the money.

Yup.

[DB]

More likely they want feedback on how their weapons are working in an actual war and what the Russians are doing to counteract them.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Here we go ... the slippery slope gets steeper ...

Is the Biden Admin averse to using the term, "military advisors", because of its association with the Vietnam War, and the later 1980s Central American dirty wars?

[Fishrrman]

Kind of like those military "advisors" back before the Gulf of Tonkin...?


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