KIEV, Ukraine—Around 30 British military personnel have arrived in Ukraine to provide medical and tactical training to the country’s troops, officials said Thursday.
Britain’s defense ministry said it aims to boost Ukrainian armed forces’ defensive capability in their armed campaign against Russian-backed separatists in the east.
The fragile cease-fire in place since mid-February has largely held, although sporadic small arms clashes continue to be reported daily. Separatist leaders have warned they could abandon the truce over what they say is Ukraine’s failure to live up to a guarantee to grant autonomy to eastern regions.
British trainers will run a series of combat first …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
