Days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a team of U.S. soldiers training Ukrainians inside Ukraine were ordered to evacuate. Two months later, the soldiers from the Florida National Guard's Task Force Gator restarted and expanded their training of Ukrainians in Germany. The public has not seen video of the training because the Biden administration refused to release any until now. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb brings you an exclusive look inside their mission.
The Russians claim a U.S. submarine was operating in an area where Russia's Pacific fleet was conducting an exercise in Russian Federation national waters near the island of Urup in the Kuril archipelago. The U.S. Navy denied there was any encounter between the two forces.
After nearly a year of training Ukrainian and ally soldiers, a special task force with the Florida National Army Guard returned home Thursday afternoon.