British troops will be deployed in Ukraine for the first time under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed....

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[–] AJB_l4u@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Behind a paywall from telegraph “from The Telegraph's Edward Malnick: British troops will be deployed in Ukraine for the first time under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed. In an interview with The Telegraph, Grant Shapps said that he had held talks with Army leaders about shifting an official British-led training programme "into Ukraine" rather than relying on UK and other Nato members' bases. He also called on more British defence firms to set up factories in Ukraine. Following a trip to Kyiv last week, Mr Shapps also revealed that he had talked to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, about how Britain's Navy could play a role in defending commercial vessels from Russian attacks in the Black Sea. Both moves would mark a significant escalation in the UK's involvement in defending Ukraine against Vladimir Putin's onslaught. Read more: https:// www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/“

[–] Vikthor@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wonder how are they going to protect the troops from russian missile attacks. Are they going to also deploy British AA? Or will they rely on the Ukrainian?

[–] e_t_wright@union.place 4 points 2 years ago

@Vikthor @AJB_l4u Just a guess, the usual stuff, jamming, keep moving, camo, false fronts, etc. War is war. You can only hide men and materials so much and for so long. The satellites are up there. Drones are flying. You just do what you can.