Three US soldiers alive, despite Russia ‘fake news’ report, military says

Tennessee national guard says officers safe and accounted for' after Russian media falsely identified them as slain mercenaries

Three current and former members of the Tennessee national guard, who were falsely identified in a Russian media report as mercenaries killed in Ukraine, are in fact alive and well, the Tennessee national guard said on Thursday.

Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Ukraine prior to Russia's invasion of the country as part of a broader effort to avoid a direct confrontation with the nuclear-armed adversary.