Ukraine: Military Aid

(asked on 1st December 2016) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Mike Penning Portrait
Mike Penning
This question was answered on 6th December 2016

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.

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