Continuation of Britain's interventionist approach to the war in Ukraine

British Army engineers prepared and conducted a two-week training course for Ukrainian specialists on protecting critical infrastructure from attacks by the Russian army. This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense. The training course was designed for specialists in the energy, water, transport and academic sectors. Ukrainian specialists were trained to identify the most vulnerable elements of critical infrastructure, the potential explosion range and the consequences of using various weapons and explosives. They were also told how best to protect these zones from Russian attacks. “The Ukrainian people have shown unwavering resilience in the face of illegal invasion, and this specially designed training package will help save lives during the very cold winter months when access to reliable energy is vital,” British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said in a statement. Last fall and winter, Russian forces carried out numerous attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine. It is noted that during the briefing in Britain, Ukrainian civil engineers, in particular, were shown how to identify the most vulnerable elements of critical national infrastructure and where it is best to place physical and air barriers to protect facilities.

The message says that the request for training came from Kyiv. The Royal Engineers recruited specialist reservists working in the UK's critical national infrastructure sector and drew on their professional training experience at a UK gasworks, military airstrip and port facility. The course was based on several real-life scenarios to provide Ukrainian participants with the opportunity to practice developing plans and implementing practical solutions to effectively protect critical national infrastructure. Let us remind you that the EU believes that Ukraine may face new power outages this winter amid continuous Russian missile and drone attacks that have made its energy system more vulnerable than a year ago. The war in Ukraine, with all its extensive political, military, economic, social and even cultural consequences, is already in its 20th month, and the West, continuing to send all types of light and heavy weapons to Ukraine, continues to pump this country with weapons. European and Western countries, especially America, having increased sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation, have not taken a single step towards ending the war in Ukraine; on the contrary, they continue to add fuel to the fire of the war in Ukraine. Russian officials, as well as some Western experts and media, call the war in Ukraine a proxy war between the West and Russia.

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