UK Marines Carry Out High Risk Special Operations in Ukraine

A former head of the elite unit says UK commandos have been deployed to Ukraine on more than one occasion this year. Lieutenant General Robert McGowan said some 350 Marines were sent to Ukraine for two missions since January, starting with an operation to help relocate UK diplomatic staff just ahead of Russia's invasion. The Royal Navy spokesman would only say that Marines were deployed to Ukraine to support the UK's diplomatic presence and said they serve no combat function.