Re:The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the...
by ifyoubuildit on Saturday April 15, 2023 @01:34PM
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For example:
"Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground" (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65245065)
You can say "everyone knew that" but nobody could prove it before.
Re:The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the...
by pelorat on Saturday April 15, 2023 @01:38PM
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Well we knew that, we also know they are there mostly training Ukrainian soldiers, and some might be tasked with embassy duty as most countries (unlike USA) don't protect their embassies with military presence. You're not going to find any NATO SoF near the front-lines.
Re:The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the...
by iudqnolq on Saturday April 15, 2023 @01:36PM
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I stand corrected. The presence of US troops in the Kyiv embassy was revealed last November, but the fact they are special forces is new.
Re:The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the...
by mjreacher on Saturday April 15, 2023 @01:51PM
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They literally openly admitted it last November. You can say the special forces part is new but that isn't the point being made by most, which is about US troop boots on the ground, and the military never says which specific type of troops are there anyway for operational security reasons.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-military-inspectors-...
The documents I've seen revealed Ukrainian secrets. For example, they revealed Ukrainian casualty numbers and Ukrainian estimates of Russian casualty numbers.
Everyone paying attention before this leak knew that the US is giving significant support in the form of advice, money, and arms. Everyone knew that the US has a small number of military personnel in the embassy but isn't fighting in the war. Some people think this is bad, but it's not a secret.