Royal Marines Have Taken Part in ‘High-Risk’ Covert Operations in Ukraine, General Reveals for First Time

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by DAVID AVERRE FOR MAILONLINE, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
* Lt. Gen. Robert Magowan said marines went to Ukraine before and after invasion
* He said they operated in a ‘hugely sensitive environment with high level of risk’
* Royal Navy spokesperson told MailOnline marines did not serve any combat function
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Royal Marines were deployed in Ukraine and took part in a series of ‘high-risk’ operations, a former commandant general has claimed. The commandos were involved in ‘discreet operations’ and performed tasks in a ‘hugely sensitive environment’, according to Lieutenant General Robert Magowan – Britain’s Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff and the former head of the Royal Marines.
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The Ministry of Defence reported earlier this year that a small contingent of British military personnel was stationed in Ukraine to secure the British embassy in Kyiv and maintain the government’s diplomatic presence there.
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But Lt. Gen. Magowan’s admission is the first time a senior military official has confirmed that British marines were deployed to Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. In comments published in the Globe and Laurel – the official magazine of the Royal Marines – Lt. Magowan said: ‘In January this year, 45 Commando Group deployed at short notice — from the depths of a dark, north Norwegian winter, to evacuate the British embassy in Kyiv to Poland. The go-to 999 international emergency force, if you will.
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‘Then in April, they returned into the country to re-establish the diplomatic mission, providing protection to critical personnel. During both phases, the commandos supported other discreet operations in a hugely sensitive environment and with a high level of political and military risk.’
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