Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether training has been provided by British service personnel in Ukraine to any members of (a) Azov special operations regiment and (b) the Aidar territorial defence battalion; and if he will make a statement.
British Service personnel in Ukraine have not provided any training to members of the Azov special operations regiment or the Aidar territorial defence battalion.
Our training mission in Ukraine, Operation ORBITAL, delivers defensive, non-escalatory training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reducing fatalities and casualties and building their capacity and resilience. Additionally, through our Defence Attaché and Special Defence Advisor in Kyiv, we provide training and support to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of our defence engagement programme.