US Troops 'May Have Been Killed' in Strike on Patriots in Ukraine: Russia

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Post At: Mar 11/2024 07:50PM

American military personnel may have been killed in a Russian strike on U.S-supplied Patriot air defense systems supplied to Ukraine, according to a Moscow-aligned lawmaker in comments reported by Kremlin-backed media.

Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the occupied Crimean region, told state news agency RIA Novosti that two Patriot air defense systems had been targeted by the Russian army in the Donetsk region.

"During the destruction of the Patriot air defense system, U.S. military members also may have been killed."

The lawmaker's claims about U.S. personnel being on the ground in the war, which the U.S. has taken pains not to be directly involved in, have not been independently verified. No further evidence was presented for the claims.

Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment.

A Patriot surface-to-air missile system at the military base of Kaufbeuren, southern Germany, on June 17, 2023. Russian social media users speculated that Russian forces hit Patriot systems in the Donestk region of Ukraine. A Patriot surface-to-air missile system at the military base of Kaufbeuren, southern Germany, on June 17, 2023. Russian social media users speculated that Russian forces hit Patriot systems in the Donestk region of Ukraine. CHRISTOF STACHE/Getty Images

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