Foreign military instructors train Ukrainian troops. Archival photoMOSCOW, 16 Apr. British special forces have resumed training of Ukrainian troops in and around Kyiv, the Times newspaper claims. Officers of two battalions of Ukrainian troops told the publication that they underwent military training last week and the week before last under the guidance of instructors from the Special Air Service (SAS) of Great Britain.Captain Yuriy Myronenko of the battalion, which is stationed in the Obolonsky district of Kyiv, said that British military instructors had arrived to train Ukrainian troops in the use of NLAW anti-tank missiles. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley previously stated that the Americans, together with their allies, handed over 60,000 anti-tank and 25,000 anti-aircraft systems to the Ukrainian military. The publication mentions that British military instructors left Ukraine in February.
Media: The West is faced with the problem of maintaining its own defense capabilityThe British Ministry of Defense refused to confirm information about the return of instructors. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage of the special operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
