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Coverage dated March 17, 2022

National Guard shoots down "false" Russian report about U.S. troops in Ukraine

Headline from CBS News

In a statement on Thursday, the National Guard said not only was the report "false," but that the soldiers named in the report were not even in Ukraine.

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  1. CBS News

    National Guard shoots down "false" Russian report about U.S. troops in Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    In a statement on Thursday, the National Guard said not only was the report "false," but that the soldiers named in the report were not even in Ukraine.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Russian media report about American troops being killed in Ukraine is false, National Guard says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Daniel Dale, CNN Three American troops that a Russian media outlet claimed had been killed in Ukraine are all alive, and none are in Ukraine, the

  3. Washington Examiner

    National Guard refutes Russian 'fake news' about US soldiers killed in Ukraine (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The U.S. National Guard refuted a "fake news" report on Thursday from a Russian outlet identifying three U.S. service members as having been killed in combat while operating as "mercenaries" in Ukraine.

  4. CNN

    Russian media report about American troops being killed in Ukraine is false, National Guard says (opens CNN)

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    Three American troops that a Russian media outlet claimed had been killed in Ukraine are all alive, and none are in Ukraine, the National Guard said in a Thursday statement.

  5. Insider

    Russian media claimed 3 US soldiers died in Ukraine. The US military says they left in 2019 and are alive in Tennessee. (opens Insider)

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    Members of the Tennessee National Guard which a Russian newspaper said were killed in Ukrane are in fact alive and well, US officials said.

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