The United States deployed an elite airborne unit to the border of Romania with Ukraine

The US Army’s 101st Airborne Division has deployed to Europe for the first time in nearly 80 years amid soaring tensions between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance, CBS News reports.

It is reported that one of the most elite American air assault units is located in Romania, less than 5 km from the border with Ukraine.

We are ready to defend every inch of NATO land. We bring with us a unique air assault capability,” said Brigadier General John Lubas, deputy division commander.

Currently, 4,700 US troops from the 101st Airborne Division are training together with their Romanian counterparts near the Romanian-Ukrainian border.

Colonel Edwin Matthijdess, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, said he and his troops were the closest US forces to fighting in Ukraine. For their part, he said, they have “closely observed” Russian troops, “created targets for training” and conducted exercises that “exactly repeat what happens during the war.”

CBS News journalists note that the commanders of the US 101st Airborne Division have repeatedly told them that they are always “ready for battle even tonight”, and in the event of an escalation of hostilities or a Russian attack on NATO, they are “fully prepared to cross the border into Ukraine “.