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THE Royal Marines were deployed in Ukraine and took part in a series of “high-risk” operations, a former commandant general revealed yesterday.
It is the first time a senior military official has confirmed that British marines took part in action against Russia.
The marines were involved in “discreet operations” and performed tasks in a “hugely sensitive environment,” according to Lieutenant General Robert Magowan.
Outrage greeted Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that Britain stayed off the front lines. But evidence suggests our forces were at times pulled from the most dangerous fighting — not by military failure, but by pressure at home, says IAN SINCLAIR
As the government quietly upgrades the role of Britain’s special forces, their growing global footprint and near-total exemption from democratic oversight should alarm us all, says ROGER McKENZIE