Feb 7, 2022: According to a report by Reuters, paratroopers with the U.S. Army boarded aircraft on Thursday to leave for Eastern Europe amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

The troops are set to depart from the US army base in Fort Bragg in the state of North Carolina.

According to US army spokesperson Mathew Visser, “What you’re seeing out here today… is a facility that we typically use for paratroopers before they load out to conduct their operation,”

“Right now it’s being used for the pre-mobilization for soldiers from 18th Airborne Corps and 82nd Airborne Division who are fulfilling their order to deploy to Europe, both to Germany and to Poland, in support of assuring our NATO allies and our partners in deterring Russia,” he added.

Around 1,700 service members, mainly from the 82nd Airborne Division, are being deployed to Poland, while 300 others will move to Germany.

Last week, the US said it would send a total of about 3,000 additional troops to Poland and Romania to help Eastern Europe avoid a possible spell over the crisis caused by an increase in Russian troops near Ukraine.

As the West continues its the diplomatic forays and military mobilizations to quell what it calls potential unrest in the region, Russia continues to deny plotting to invade Ukraine. On Thursday, Russia accused Washington of ignoring its calls to ease the standoff.

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