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During the events leading up to the Russian intervention in the [[Ukraine civil conflict]] in 2022, Russian foreign minister [[Sergey Lavrov]] asked U.K. foreign secretary [[Elizabeth Truss]] whether London recognizes Moscow’s sovereignty over the regions of Rostov and Voronezh. Truss replied that the UK “will never recognize Russia’s sovereignty over these regions.” British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert had to intervene and remind the Foreign Secretary that these two regions are actually considered Russian territory even by the United Kingdom and in fact those regions have been part of Russia for over 1,000 years.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-warns-world-war-whils-truss-says-rostov-and-voronezh-are-not-russian</ref>
In mid-April 2022, ''[[The Times]]'' of London reported: “British special forces have trained local troops in Kyiv for the first time since the war with Russia began”.<ref>[https://archive.is/5CG2z SAS troops ‘are training local forces in Ukraine’], Catherine Philp, ''The Times'', April 15 2022. www.thetimes.co.uk/</ref> The article said two Ukrainian battalions had received instruction over the previous fortnight in the use of "NLAWs, British-supplied anti-tank missiles that were delivered in February [2022] as the invasion was beginning.” A year later, ''Declassified UK'' revealed that 50 elite British troops were in [[Ukraine]], citing a leaked US intelligence file.<ref>[https://www.declassifieduk.org/u-s-intel-leak-reveals-50-elite-british-troops-in-ukraine/ U.S. INTEL LEAK REVEALS 50 ELITE BRITISH TROOPS IN UKRAINE], PHIL MILLER, ''Declassified UK'', 11 APRIL 2023. www.declassifieduk.org</ref> The UK contingent was three times larger than any other ally. Among those who claimed to have been trained by UK special forces was Daniil Lyashuk, who had previously been convicted of torture by a Ukrainian court.<ref>[https://www.declassifieduk.org/pro-isis-fighter-in-ukraine-had-uk-missiles-and-boasted-of-sas-training/ PRO-ISIS FIGHTER IN UKRAINE RECEIVED UK MISSILES AND ‘SAS TRAINING’], PHIL MILLER, ''Declassified UK'', 4 MAY 2023. www.declassifieduk.or</ref>
According to ''Declassified UK'', British Special Forces were seen to be operating in Ukraine by a [[Poland|Polish]] minister at the start of the [[Special Military Operation]].The minister said: “It was a time when the Russians were still standing in Bucha, and the route was a grey zone. It was possible to run into Russians. We passed the last checkpoint. The Ukrainians told us that we continue at our own risk. “Well, and who did we meet next? Ukrainian soldiers and… British special forces. Uniformed. With weapons. They moved with the Ukrainians in trucks and off-road vehicles with artillery radars. They were tracking targets."<ref>[https://www.declassifieduk.org/polish-minister-saw-uk-special-forces-operating-in-ukraine/ POLISH MINISTER ‘SAW UK SPECIAL FORCES OPERATING IN UKRAINE’], PHIL MILLER, ''Declassified UK'', 6 DECEMBER 2023. www.declassifieduk.org</ref>
