
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said some US troops could be redeployed from Europe to countries in the Western Hemisphere as the Donald Trump administration expands its campaign against drug cartels in Latin America, The Hill reports.
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The Donald Trump administration is expanding its campaign against drug cartels in Latin America, including bold steps in Venezuela.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said that part of the US military could be transferred from Europe to countries in the Western Hemisphere. This decision comes as the Donald Trump administration expands its campaign against drug cartels in Latin America. The Hill reports this.
“We are clearly expanding our presence in Central and South America with partners and through the bold step the President has taken in Venezuela,” the US Secretary of Defense said.
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Some US troops will be transferred from Europe to countries in the Western Hemisphere in the coming weeks or months
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The United States has withdrawn all its B-1 strategic bombers from Fairford Air Force Base in the UK following an incident involving suspected terrorist attacks. The aircraft have been redeployed to permanent bases in the United States. Earlier, British police detained five people near the base on suspicion of breaking explosives laws.

Following the incident at British Air Force Base Fairford, the US withdrew all B-1 stealth bombers from that base for security reasons, relocating them to US soil while maintaining their combat readiness; British police previously reported a major incident and arrests on suspicion of terrorist activities.

The Russian Armed Forces have eliminated the commander of a special forces group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexey Dontsov, who previously trained in the UK, as reported by military blogger Boris Rozhin on Telegram.

From September 28 to October 4, 14 settlements came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, including 8 in the Kharkov region, where the encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues, as well as settlements in the Sumy region, DPR and Zaporozhye region.

Junior Sergeant Andrei Ignatenko pulled out two wounded artillerymen from the attack of the Baba Yaga drone, one of whom was shell-shocked and could not move independently, and then took them to the medical unit for assistance.

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Andrei Sibiga said that Russia is systematically attacking the bridge infrastructure of Kyiv, and called on partners to increase investments in Ukrainian air defense systems and increase sanctions pressure on Russia. On October 4, the Ministry of Defense confirmed an attack on the Northern Bridge in the center of Kyiv, which, according to them, was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to transport troops and cargo.