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Over half of US howitzers are in Ukraine today: Pentagon
"Munitions continue to flow into Ukraine, as well as weapon systems... Those soldiers will go back to Ukraine and teach their fellow soldiers as those batteries stand up," Kirby said during a press briefing on Wednesday. He also claimed that the equipment being sent to Ukraine is "having an effect on the battlefield" and is making a difference on the battle lines in the eastern Donbas region, the site of the major Russian effort in Ukraine.
Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine
Documents received from Ukrainian employees working at the laboratories were studied by Russian experts and have shown that Ukrainian biological projects were directly developed and approved by the Pentagon, the Ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday during a briefing.
Pentagon says masks 'no longer required indoors'
The Pentagon announced that masks are no longer required indoors at the building. The decision was made per new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a press release, Xinhua news agency reported. The Pentagon also lowered its health protection level in the building to "Bravo", allowing up to 50 per cent occupancy there as well as "more options for seating in the food court".
Pentagon approves National Guard deployment as truck convoys travel to D.C.
US Defense Secretary Austin has approved the provision of 400 District of Columbia National Guard personnel and 50 vehicles to support the Metropolitan Police at designated traffic posts, Xinhua news agency quoted Pentagon press secretary John Kirby as saying on Wednesday. Austin, he said, has also greenlighted provision of up to 300 National Guard personnel from neighboring states to support the US Capitol Police officers.
Pentagon says US drone strike kills 2 ISIS-K targets
"Two high-profile ISIS targets were killed, one was wounded, and we know of zero civilian casualties," US Army Major General Hank Taylor told reporters in a Pentagon briefing, the Xinhua news agency reported. US Central Command initially assessed on Friday that the drone strike, which occurred in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, killed one ISIS-K planner.
Pentagon chief orders US airlines to assist Afghan evacuation
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement that Austin has ordered the Commander of US Transportation Command "to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)", which provides the Pentagon access to commercial air mobility resources to support evacuation from Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported.
Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon
"We are certainly concerned by the speed with which the Taliban has been moving," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters on Friday in a press briefing. "It's deeply concerning." He said that the insurgent group is trying to isolate Kabul, while noting the capital city currently is not "in an imminent threat environment", Xinhua news agency reported.
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