U.S. 101st Airborne Division deployed near Ukraine's border

today a senior U.S government official rejected a new claim by Russia's defense minister he claimed that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb with Western help on its own territory while bombs did in fact Target Ukraine today they were Russian this aftermath in this southern city of Mika live right now the United States has about one hundred thousand troops in Europe cbs's Charlie dagada is with some of them along Romania's border with Ukraine usf-18 fighter jets take flight off the deck of the USS George H.W bush in the Adriatic Sea taking the lead in NATO exercises dubbed Neptune strike in support of European allies NATO released this footage of American F-22 fighter jets in formation with Italian Euro Fighters and polish f-16s even mig-29s over the Skies of Poland it coincides with two weeks of NATO nuclear training drills currently underway while on the ground we joined America's most forward troops near the Ukrainian border the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell Kentucky now headquartered in Europe for the first time since World War II with Colonel Edwin methadas and Brigadier General John lubis we board Black Hawk helicopters to the edge of NATO territory we bring a unique capability from our aerosol capabilities it's also incredibly meaningful to us to return to Europe after 80 years away with the Ukrainian border less than five miles away we reached the forward operating site where soldiers of the 101st and Romanian troops Unleashed a live fire assault on Targets in a simulated battle this is exactly the kind of combat scenario Ukrainian forces are facing every single day the big difference here is these Romanian troops are backed up with U.S military Firepower every shot has to count every training event has to be the best we could do is something that our allies want to emulate and then of course our adversaries are watching a show of force for America's allies and adversaries alike Charlie dagada's CBS news near the Ukrainian border Romania

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Length: 2min 32sec (152 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 23 2022