Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel have been assigned to support the training of the Ukrainian armed forces.

On 24 February 2015 the Prime Minister announced additional UK non-lethal support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Around 75 British military personnel comprising of military trainers, advisors and liaison staff will provide this support, in the areas of medical, logistics, infantry, and intelligence capacity-building. The exact numbers will vary depending on the scheduling of the training activities.

This activity is in addition to ongoing defence engagement in areas such as leadership, defence reform, anti-corruption, strategic communications and procurement.