Guerra Ucraina, Usa valutano l’invio di forze speciali all’ambasciata di Kiev: chi sono

Il portavoce del dipartimento della Difesa, John Kirby, ha confermato al "Washington Post" quanto anticipato dal "Wall Street Journal": il Pentagono e il dipartimento di Stato potrebbero decidere di mandare le Special operation forces a protezione della sede diplomatica. Un’ipotesi che non è ancora però stata sottoposta al presidente Biden e che significherebbe l’ingresso di truppe americane in territorio ucraino, uno scenario finora escluso dal numero uno della Casa Bianca

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25: The United States Embassy to Ukraine stands closed on April 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. U.S. officials announced that plans have begun to re-open the embassy, which was shut down due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile President Biden nominated Bridget Brink as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, a position that has remained empty for more than a year. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

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Il Pentagono e il dipartimento di Stato americano stanno valutando la possibilità di inviare forze speciali a protezione dell'ambasciata Usa a Kiev. Lo ha riferito il portavoce del dipartimento della Difesa, John Kirby, al Washington Post confermando le anticipazioni del Wall Street Journal

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Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a media briefing on Afghanistan with Army Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor, Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 21, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando via Sipa USA)

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"Stiamo esaminando le condizioni di sicurezza" della sede diplomatica in Ucraina "ma non è stata presa nessuna decisione", ha sottolineato Kirby (nella foto)

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La proposta non è ancora stata presentata al presidente americano Joe Biden (nella foto), sottolineano le fonti del Wall Street Journal

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"Sono decisioni che deve prendere il presidente, ma ancora nessun piano è stato delineato né presentato al segretario alla Difesa", ha detto anche il capo dello stato maggiore congiunto Usa, Mark Milley, in conferenza stampa con il capo del Pentagono, Lloyd Austin (nella foto)

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US Soldiers walk towards a gate at the US Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, 10 August 2020. ANSA/PHILIPP GUELLAND

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Se la decisione dovesse essere presa, la presenza di truppe Usa in Ucraina segnerebbe un'escalation rispetto alla promessa iniziale di Biden che nessun soldato americano avrebbe messo piede nel Paese

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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS - FEBRUARY 20: An active-duty Special Boat Team member from the Navy's riverine Gulf Coast team peers through a night vision device while patrolling the Pearl River on a night training operation on February 20, 2013 in the swamps of the John C. Stennis Space Center in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen, or SWCCs, are members of the United States Navy's Special Boat Teams and are responsible for insertion, extraction, and combat fire support for the U.S. Navy SEALs. Ninety percent of riverine training takes place at night, due to the enormous advantage afforded to American special operations forces because of their extensive night vision capabilities.
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Le Special operation forces (Sof) che gli Usa potrebbero inviare a protezione dell'ambasciata americana a Kiev sono un gruppo delle forze armate addestrato appositamente per operazioni complesse e a rischio, di cui fanno parte anche i più noti Navy Seals che hanno trovato e ucciso Osama bin Laden

Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa on May 25, 2016.
US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State group, in two of the most important ground offensives yet against the jihadists. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), formed in October 2015, announced on May 24 its push for IS territory north of Raqa city, which is around 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the Syrian-Turkish border and home to an estimated 300,000 people. The SDF is dominated by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) -- largely considered the most effective independent anti-IS force on the ground in Syria -- but it also includes Arab Muslim and Christian fighters.

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Vengono impiegate in diversi tipi di missioni "dalla battaglia all'anti-terrorismo al salvataggio di ostaggio ad operazioni umanitarie”, si legge sui siti specializzati

An armed man in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as a member of US special operations forces stands in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa on May 25, 2016.
US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State group, in two of the most important ground offensives yet against the jihadists. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), formed in October 2015, announced on May 24 its push for IS territory north of Raqa city, which is around 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the Syrian-Turkish border and home to an estimated 300,000 people. The SDF is dominated by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) -- largely considered the most effective independent anti-IS force on the ground in Syria -- but it also includes Arab Muslim and Christian fighters.

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In particolare questo tipo di forze “sono appositamente addestrate ed equipaggiate per utilizzare tecniche non convenzionali", in piccoli gruppi e sfruttando "la velocità e il coordinamento"

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raiders and international special operations partners disembark from a Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R) boat during an International Special Operations Forces capacities exercise outside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. The conference offers the SOF community a place to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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Di solito le ambasciate americane nel mondo sono protette dai Marines, ma nel caso dell'ambasciata a Kiev con un quadro della sicurezza incerto e in continua evoluzione il Pentagono ritiene che non sia la soluzione migliore. (Nella foto un'esercitazione delle forze speciali Usa)

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) secures a Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R) boat during an International Special Operations Forces capacities exercise outside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. The conference offers the SOF community a place to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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Il decennio 2003-2012 ha visto il dipartimento della Difesa americano fare affidamento sulle forze speciali a livelli senza precedenti, nell'ambito della Guerra Globale al terrorismo culminata con l'uccisione del leader di Al Qaida nel 2011 ad Abbottabad, in Pakistan

A Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raider and other special operations partners participate in an International Special Operations Forces capacities exercise rehearsal outside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The conference offers the SOF community a place to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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Finanziare le operazioni speciali è costato caro in questi anni alle amministrazioni che si sono succedute: il budget è passato da 2,3 miliardi di dollari nel 2001 a 10,5 miliardi di dollari nel 2012. (Nella foto un'esercitazione delle forze speciali Usa)