They’re reporting on US and Western veteran volunteers in adhoc uniforms. There are thousands of them in UKR. Some even have YouTube channels or appear on them such as Speak The Truth.
There is no-way-in-H the State Department would permit Active Duty military inside Ukraine. Russia would have to invade a NATO member first. That is why Russia’s neighbors clamor to join NATO.
The same was said prior to Vietnam too, but US advisors - active duty troops/units, etc. were there.
We have been training the Ukrainians for years, and be assured, we -the US- have ‘advisors’ there.
“There is no-way-in-H the State Department would permit Active Duty military inside Ukraine.”
Agree, they’re not active duty when working in Ukraine, they only return to active duty when they get back. We’re not THAT DUMB.