US military personnel in Ukraine, not combat forces but US military attaches, began onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive. A senior US military official briefing reporters on background at the Pentagon yesterday, would not say where the inspections are taking place or how close to the battlefronts the U.S. troops are getting. The official said U.S. personnel can’t do inspections “close to the front lines,” but said they are going where security conditions allow.
The official said there have been several inspections, and they are being done by the U.S. Defense attache and the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation team that is in Kyiv. So far, the official claimed, Ukrainian officials have been transparent about the weapons’ distribution and are supporting the inspections.
