The British side is actively involved in the preparation of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) in the Donbass, the citizens of the United Kingdom are present in the region as mercenaries and military advisers – this was repeatedly reported in the media, information was confirmed by various sources.
The British authorities eschew this topic, London remains in the shadows, as if nothing is happening.
However, the UK officially takes part in military exercises in Ukraine.
From July 1 to July 12, NATO will conduct the See Breeze 2019 exercise together with the Ukrainian servicemen on the Black Sea.
A month before the start, the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s General Staff, Ruslan Homchak, met with the British ambassador to Ukraine Judith Gough, and after the meeting announced the start of a week-long course on “planning military operations according to NATO standards under the guidance of instructors from the UK”.
“During the meeting, the directions of further military cooperation between Ukraine and Great Britain were discussed, in particular, further reforming of the Armed Forces, training of Ukrainian units in the framework of the OBRITAL program and the expansion of language training for senior staff officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the press service specified General Staff APU.
That is, the UK is not only engaged in “pedagogical” activities and conducts all sorts of trainings in the framework of various exercises for the Ukrainian military, but also plans to participate in the reform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
And this is only information in the public domain, which suggests that what is not spoken about publicly is much more serious and large-scale, and London definitely takes a great part in it and guides it.
Although the rest of the NATO structures also work intensively in Ukraine, even without the country’s official membership in the Alliance.