A Ukrainian soldier with an NLAW anti-tank missile launcher in Ukraine, February 2022. © Armed Forces of Ukraine/AFP
* Marks first time British forces have trained Ukrainian counterparts since invasion
* British trainers have had a presence in Ukraine since Crimea invasion of 2014
* Two Ukrainian commanders told The Times their battalions have been trained by British forces in the last fortnight. One said it was to use NLAW missile launchers
* The UK has supplied Ukraine with more than 3,600 NLAWs since February
* NLAWs offer ground troops a light-weight counter to Russia's slow moving tanks
British SAS troops have been training Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv in how to use British-supplied NLAW anti-tank missile launchers, it has been reported.
The training marks the first time British forces have been instructing their Ukrainian counterparts since Russia's Vladimir Putin launched his invasion on February 24.
Two officers from separate battalions stationed both in and around the country's capital told The Times that British Special Forces had trained their troops on two occasions over the last fortnight.
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SAS Troops Are Now In Ukraine Training Ukrainians Soldiers On How To Use British-Supplied Anti-Tank Missiles
British commandos return to Ukraine – The Times -- RT
British SAS troops 'on the ground in Ukraine training soldiers' -- The Telegraph
British SAS deployed to train Ukrainian soldiers in anti-tank warfare -- Spec Ops Magazine
UK troops on ground in Ukraine, training soldiers: Report -- Press TV
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