Russia could spy on the training of the Ukrainian military in Britain-mass media

Russian spies could fly drones over British military bases to obtain information about the UK's secret training program for Ukrainian soldiers, Reports UNN with reference to The Daily Mail.

According to media reports, Russian intelligence has shown "significant" interest in operation Interflex, a UK-led multinational plan to train and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The field army threat handbook, published late last year, warns that Russian intelligence agencies "regularly use" intelligence tools to "collect UK ground operations, including training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The handbook claims that this includes the use of"remote-controlled aircraft systems, mobile and infantry surveillance, virtual and physical approaches to training providers, and the interest of Investigative Journalists.

"This government takes the security of our military facilities very seriously," a defense ministry official told The Times.

There are a number of robust measures in place to protect our people and sites.

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Since July 2022, the Ministry of defense, as part of operation Interflex, together with the Ukrainian military, has been conducting exercises for recruits to conduct combat in urban conditions.

By June last year, the army had announced that it was going to train 37,000 recruits, and the war effort was desperate for battle-ready soldiers to replenish the frontline forces.

Interflex, the successor to Operational Orbital, which is similar in function, is presented as a five-week course designed to turn ordinary Ukrainian citizens into highly qualified soldiers.

But given that the Kremlin warned Ukraine's Western allies not to interfere and threatened Britain over its material support, British soldiers were told to be aware of possible Russian surveillance.

The manual provided to the soldiers warns that agents have already contacted instructors to get information about the program, The Times reports.

It also warns of "vulnerabilities", including training areas and key logistics facilities.