Tony Diver and Tom CotterillUpdated Sep 10, 2026 – 11.44am, first published at 11.43amLondon | Australian and British special forces veterans are training Russians to fight in Ukraine, according to a leaked intelligence memo obtained by The Telegraph.An assessment compiled for Five Eyes intelligence agencies found, with “strong confidence”, that Western military veterans had been recruited to train Russian citizens as well as “active duty military” personnel.The Telegraph LondonSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Ex-Australian special forces ‘training Russians to fight in Ukraine’
An assessment compiled for Five Eyes found, with “strong confidence”, that Western military veterans had been recruited to train “active duty military” personnel.
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