Ukraine, 4,700 US troops deployed in Romania

The 101st US airborne division was deployed in Europe for the first time since World War II, TV station CBS announced. The division’s 4,700 soldiers are in Romania, a few kilometers from Ukraine. “We are ready to defend every inch of NATO territory. We carry a unique capability. We are a light infantry force but we bring mobility with us, with our planes and air assaults,” said the division’s deputy commander, General John Lubas. Colonel Edwin Matthaidess, commander of the division’s Second Combat Brigade, stressed that his troops are the closest American forces to fighting in Ukraine. “We are closely following the Russian forces,” he added.