{"id":3903,"date":"2024-05-19T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigatafolgore.net\/https-brigatafolgore-net-il-comandante-dello-us-special-operations-command-in-ucraina-presenti-forze-speciali-inglesi\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T04:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T03:36:00","slug":"il-comandante-dello-us-special-operations-command-in-ucraina-presenti-forze-speciali-inglesi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigatafolgore.net\/en\/the-commander-of-the-us-special-operations-command-in-ukraine-presents-british-special-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commander of the US Special Operations Command: 'British special forces present in Ukraine'."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>General Bryan Fenton<\/strong>, commander of the <strong>US Special Operations Command<\/strong>recently stated that the <strong>British special forces<\/strong> are operating in <strong>Ukraine<\/strong>. During an interview with the<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/army-special-forces-troops-cuts-ukraine-lessons-ac7c41d5d9f299fadc96f2c2520c2abf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, Fenton spoke of plans to restructure Green Beret teams, based on lessons learned from British special forces deployed in Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fenton explained that the Green Beret detachments, traditionally composed of 12 people, could be reinforced with new members who are experts in advanced technologies, such as cyber experts, Air Force pilots or cryptologists. These changes are inspired by the <em>\"lessons learned from the experience in Ukraine, mainly through the eyes of our British special operations partners\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fenton, the British raiders requested the support of Royal Air Force pilots for drone operations and naval personnel to better understand maritime operations in the Black Sea, which require specific skills that special forces alone cannot provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the activities of special forces, both own and allied, are rarely acknowledged, Fenton's statements indirectly confirm the presence of Western troops in Ukraine. Already in April 2022, Ukrainian commanders told the Times of London that special forces were present to train local soldiers in the use of UK-supplied NLAW anti-tank missiles. A European defence official told the Financial Times in February 2023: <em>\"Everyone knows that there are Western special forces in Ukraine, but it has never been officially recognised.\"<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This presence has also been confirmed in the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65245065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pentagon Leaks of 2023<\/a>which revealed the presence of <strong>50 British, 17 Latvian, 15 French and one Dutch soldier in Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The UK Ministry of Defence's response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/africa.businessinsider.com\/military-and-defense\/us-commander-appeared-to-suggest-uk-special-forces-were-operating-in-ukraine\/1ycbdm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>a spokesman for the <strong>UK Ministry of Defence<\/strong> he stated: <em>\"It is a long-standing policy of our governments not to comment on UK special forces.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fenton's revelations brought further attention to a sensitive issue, indirectly confirming the presence of Western special forces in Ukraine and their crucial role in training and supporting local troops.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Bryan Fenton, commander of the US Special Operations Command, recently stated that British special forces are operating in Ukraine. During an interview with the Associated Press, Fenton spoke of plans to restructure Green Beret teams, based on lessons learned from British special forces deployed in Ukraine. 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