( Observer Network News)
As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is stalemate and Russia and NATO NATO relations are becoming increasingly tense, more than 4,700 elite 101st Air Assault Division of the Ukrainian Army have been deployed within Romanian . They are currently practicing only a few miles from the Ukrainian border to prepare for the "potential conflict" with the Russian army. CBS said this is the first time the force has been deployed to the European continent after World War II .
According to the Russian News Agency on the 223rd, Serbian President Vucic said on the same day that the United States deployed the 101st Air Assault Division of the elite troops near the border between Romania and Ukraine, "will cause the regional situation to deteriorate sharply" and "direct conflict" may occur.
The 101st Airborne Division of the US Army exercised in Romania, CBS report video screenshot
The US CBS introduced on the 21st that the 101 Air Assault Division deployed to Romania, nicknamed "Howling Eagle". They are well-trained and can be deployed to any battlefield within several hours and ready to fight at any time.
reported that since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian army has been trying to advance to the Khlsong area and occupy important Ukrainian port cities Odessa and Nikolayev to cut off Ukraine's sea access. The US military dispatched 101 air assault division this time and equipped them with some heavy equipment in order to deal with such threats from the Russian army.
Commanders of the 101st Air Assault Division declared: "Although the deployment is to defend NATO territory, if the war escalates or NATO is attacked, we are ready to cross the border and enter Ukraine."
Screenshot of the US CBS report
Ukraine's important port city Odessa and the border between Romania and Ukraine
According to the Russian News Agency on the 23rd, Serbian President Vucic criticized on the same day that the US military actions on the Ro-Ukraine border "will deteriorate the regional situation sharply" and form a "perfect storm."
"We are approaching the perfect storm I mentioned in the last meeting." Vucic analyzed that looking at the Russian troops entering Ukraine, and then looking at the Americans also sent their best troops to Romania, a few kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. After understanding these, "then you will know what is waiting for us."
Vucic hinted that Russia and the United States may have "direct conflict" in the region. Both sides have opposite positions and no one will admit defeat.
On October 8, 2022, local time, Serbian President Vucic delivered a televised speech.
reported that the US authorities have repeatedly stressed that US military personnel will not directly participate in military operations in Ukraine. Smith, the US Permanent Representative to NATO, also stated that NATO should not directly participate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. However, the statements of the commanders of the 101st Air Assault Division were contrary to that, claiming that they were ready to enter Ukrainian territory to participate in the war if necessary.
CBS said that the 101st Air Assault Division is currently conducting joint exercises with the Romanian army. Matedes, commander of the combat team of the 2nd Brigade of the Division, told CBS that their Romanian troops were the closest US troops to the Ukrainian frontline and had been closely following the Russian army and conducting exercises with the Russian army as the target to "fully simulate" what happened on the battlefield.
reported that during the interview, CBS reporters also followed the commander of the unit to patrol their exercises and defense range on the Black Hawk helicopter. The area is only 3 miles from the border between Romania and Ukraine and 2144 miles from the port of Odessa.
In fact, according to the Eurasian Times of India, as early as June 30 this year, some personnel of the 101st Air Assault Division were first deployed to Romania and conducted an air attack display.
After August, the US military officially announced to the outside world: "The 101st Air Assault Division returned to Europe after nearly 80 years, and about 2,400 soldiers were deployed to Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia to protect NATO's eastern wing and shock our opponents.”
CBS said on October 21 that the 101st Air Assault Division soldiers deployed on NATO’s eastern wing now have 4,700.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the US government has been stressing that it will not directly send soldiers to participate in the conflict.
According to Russian satellite news, the latest statement by the US authorities occurred on October 7, when Patel, deputy spokesman for the US State Department, said: “ Biden President and Blinken Secretary of State have made it clear that as long as the United States or Ukraine allies are not directly attacked, we will not directly participate in the conflict, whether by sending American soldiers or attacking Russian troops. ”
On October 23, local time, German Chancellor Scholtz also said in an interview with German Le Monde that the Russian-Ukraine conflict cannot be allowed to evolve into a direct conflict between Russia and NATO. “In this dangerous situation, there cannot be any carelessness. This cannot be allowed to trigger a direct conflict between Russia and NATO. ”
According to Russian Ministry of Defense , on October 23 local time, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talked on the phone about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which is also the second call between the two sides in three days. The US Department of Defense said that Austin "rejected any excuse for Russia to escalate the conflict" during the call and reiterated the "value of continuous communication". Russia has not yet released specific details of the call between Shoigu and Austin.
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