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Source: Independent
Fears three British ex-special forces troops killed by Russian attack in Ukraine
Dozens died in missile strike close to Ukrainian border with Nato member Poland on Sunday in most westerly attack yet by Russian forces
By Andy Gregory and Tom Batchelor | March 15, 2022
Fears that three British ex-special forces troops have been killed by a Russian attack in Ukraine are being investigated.
Source: Independent
Fears three British ex-special forces troops killed by Russian attack in Ukraine
Dozens died in missile strike close to Ukrainian border with Nato member Poland on Sunday in most westerly attack yet by Russian forces
By Andy Gregory and Tom Batchelor | March 15, 2022
Fears that three British ex-special forces troops have been killed by a Russian attack in Ukraine are being investigated.
UK authorities are investigating after dozens were killed in a missile strike close to the Ukrainian border with Nato member Poland on Sunday, amid unconfirmed reports that three Britons were among the casualties.
There has been no official confirmation of their deaths.
More than 30 missiles targeted a training facility in Yavoriv, less than 15 miles from the Polish border, according to the governor of Ukraine's western Lviv region. More than 130 people were injured.
However a source told the Daily Mirror that there were “many more killed within the site than has been claimed” and that the three men who reportedly died had not been part of a foreign fighters unit that was being trained at the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security.
The Ministry of Defence said it could only comment on cases involving military personnel.
Asked in the aftermath of the attack, sources at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told The Daily Mirror that they were unaware of any British casualties among the dead.
British citizens are advised against all travel to Ukraine by the FCDO, while transport secretary Grant Shapps warned British troops and ex-service personnel last week that it is illegal for them to join the fighting in Ukraine.
Following a similar warning from defence secretary Ben Wallace, Mr Shapps told ITV's Good Morning Britain that any Briton who does so risks worsening a "dangerous situation".
The training centre appeared to be the most westerly target struck so far in the 18-day conflict, deepening fears of an escalation in the war should Russian missiles inadvertently strike Poland.
Nato said on Sunday that it currently does not have any personnel in Ukraine, though the US has increased the number of US troops deployed to Poland and neighbouring countries.
Please go to Independent to read more.
There has been no official confirmation of their deaths.
More than 30 missiles targeted a training facility in Yavoriv, less than 15 miles from the Polish border, according to the governor of Ukraine's western Lviv region. More than 130 people were injured.
However a source told the Daily Mirror that there were “many more killed within the site than has been claimed” and that the three men who reportedly died had not been part of a foreign fighters unit that was being trained at the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security.
The Ministry of Defence said it could only comment on cases involving military personnel.
Asked in the aftermath of the attack, sources at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told The Daily Mirror that they were unaware of any British casualties among the dead.
British citizens are advised against all travel to Ukraine by the FCDO, while transport secretary Grant Shapps warned British troops and ex-service personnel last week that it is illegal for them to join the fighting in Ukraine.
Following a similar warning from defence secretary Ben Wallace, Mr Shapps told ITV's Good Morning Britain that any Briton who does so risks worsening a "dangerous situation".
The training centre appeared to be the most westerly target struck so far in the 18-day conflict, deepening fears of an escalation in the war should Russian missiles inadvertently strike Poland.
Nato said on Sunday that it currently does not have any personnel in Ukraine, though the US has increased the number of US troops deployed to Poland and neighbouring countries.
Please go to Independent to read more.
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