(Dan Tri) – An American commander may have revealed information about British special forces being dispatched to Ukraine.
General Bryan Fenton, Commander of the US Special Operations Command (Photo: Army Times).
Business Insider reported that, in a media interview, General Bryan Fenton, Commander of the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), talked about the plan to restructure the Green Beret force `based on lessons from
This seems to be an indirect statement saying that British special forces may be on duty in Ukraine, Business Insider commented.
Specifically, General Fenton said that the US Green Beret task force needs a change in organizational structure as the war increasingly applies more modern technology, for example a team of 12 people will need
He said the idea came from `lessons learned from the experience in Ukraine, mostly through British special forces`.
Mr Fenton said British commandos had asked air force pilots for advice on drone operations and needed naval personnel `to help them understand better how to navigate a ship`.
There has been much speculation about the secret presence of Western troops in Ukraine in recent times.
In a statement to Business Insider, a spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defense said: `It is the policy of governments not to comment on the activities of UK Special Forces.`
The British special forces include a number of elite units in the fields of aviation, maritime, reconnaissance, support…
In April 2022, Ukrainian commanders told The Times of London that British special forces appeared to have arrived in Ukraine to train Kiev recruits on British-supplied NLAW anti-tank missiles.
`Everyone knows there are Western special forces in Ukraine, they just haven’t admitted it officially,` a senior European defense official told the Financial Times in February.
In March, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the presence of Western forces in Ukraine is currently `a secret that everyone knows`.
Russia had previously issued a warning about the West sending troops to Ukraine, emphasizing that Moscow would consider this a legitimate target to attack.
`Sending their troops to Ukrainian territory will involve their country directly in the war and we will have to respond. And unfortunately, it will take place not on Ukrainian territory. There will be a
In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the West could spark a nuclear conflict if they sent troops to Ukraine.
Tensions between Russia and NATO have escalated to an unprecedented high since the end of the Cold War.