Russian forces killed a U.S. 82nd Airborne Division active-duty soldier stationed in Poland! And the United States explained that "the soldier left the unit on his own to fight in Ukraine."

On August 16, during the Russia-U.S. talks, Russian media revealed a shocking report stating that Russian forces had confirmed the identity of an American active-duty soldier they killed on July 22. The soldier is currently affiliated with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Poland. Surprisingly, the United States also confirmed that the soldier was indeed an active-duty U.S. soldier, whose military status was still retained by the 82nd Airborne Division. However, the United States also explained to Russia that "the soldier left the unit on his own and went to Ukraine to fight." This is a personal issue and has nothing to do with the U.S. military.

This is the first time since the war began three and a half years ago that the United States has admitted that an active-duty U.S. soldier was killed by Russian forces on the Ukrainian battlefield. It is known that the U.S. soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Poland, who was killed by Russian forces on July 22, was named "Thomas Riley Hamburg" at the combat point in Leningrad district of Kharkiv region. He was 21 years old and came from Louisiana, USA. The United States is currently requesting Russia to return the soldier's remains.

According to the U.S. side, Thomas Riley Hamburg, while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division in Poland, "left the U.S. military unit on his own" and entered Ukraine, joining the 13th National Guard Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces. Then he was killed on July 22. At that time, many of his comrades were Colombian mercenaries, none of whom collected his body, and eventually his body fell into the hands of the Russian forces.

The Russians chose to release this information during the meeting between Putin and Trump, which obviously indicates there are other voices within the Russian military! However, it's still worth praising the U.S., as they can clean up even the biggest problems neatly.

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