US Special Forces in Ukraine at embassy, official confirms, as Pentagon document leak probe heats up 

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks to Fox News about leaked classified documents, says Special Forces 'are not fighting on

Peter Doocy, Greg Norman | Fox News

 

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has revealed to Fox News on Wednesday that there is a "small U.S. military presence" at the American embassy in Ukraine. 

"There has been no change to the president's mandate that there will not be American troops in Ukraine fighting in this war," he said. 

Speaking about the U.S.’s interactions with allies in the wake of the leaks, Kirby said "we are making overt attempts to reach out to the relevant allies and partners to explain to them as best we know what we know.

"And we don't know a lot right now, but to make sure that they understand we're taking this very, very seriously, that we've got a criminal investigation going on, as well as a review across the Department of Defense to look at the national security implications and of course, where we're listening to their questions....Read more and see video here.