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Some US Troops Departing Ukraine Amid Escalating Tension with Russia, Pentagon Confirms

Some US Troops Departing Ukraine Amid Escalating Tension with Russia, Pentagon Confirms
U.S. Army troops of the 82nd Airborne Division unloading vehicles from a transport plane after arriving from Fort Bragg, at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland, on Feb. 6, 2022. Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
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The Department of Defense confirmed Saturday that some U.S. troops are leaving Ukraine.

“Secretary of Defense has ordered the temporary repositioning of Florida National Guard troops out of Ukraine,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby wrote in a Twitter post.
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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