This #CommonwealthDay rediscover how the UK Armed Forces work with our Commonwealth partners around the globe. πππ
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Last year the UK and Australia, together with the US, signed a historic defence pact to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific. π¬π§π¦πΊπΊπΈ
In February the UK and Nigeria agreed to work even more closely on defence and security, with the UK providing training to the Nigerian Armed Forces. π¬π§π³π¬
Last year the UK took part in a joint exercise with the Kenya Defence Forces. The troops rehearsed warfare in this demanding terrain. π¬π§π°πͺ
UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to Zambia last summer to train local rangers to prevent the poaching of precious wildlife. π¬π§πΏπ²
The UK Armed Forces support UN operations on the island, and the RAF provides search and rescue support to the local emergency services. π¬π§π¨πΎ
Royal Navy ship RFA Wave Knight and a Wildcat helicopter joined HMS Medway in Barbados to share aid for those affected by a volcanic eruption in St Vincent. π¬π§π§π§π»π¨
British-Jamaican gunner Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens serves in the Royal Air Force and represented Team Jamaica at the Winter Olympics. π¬π§π―π²
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Russian forces are struggling to overcome the challenges posed by Ukraineβs terrain.
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Russian forces have remained largely tied to Ukraineβs road network and have demonstrated a reluctance to conduct off-road manoeuvre. The destruction of bridges by Ukrainian forces has also played a key role in stalling Russiaβs advance.
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Russia is increasingly seeking to generate additional troops to bolster and replace its personnel losses in Ukraine. As a result of these losses it is likely Russia is struggling to conduct offensive operations in the face of sustained Ukrainian resistance.
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Continued personnel losses will also make it difficult for Russia to secure occupied territory.
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Multiple demonstrations have taken place over several days in the Russian occupied cities of Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk.
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Reporting suggests that Russia may seek to stage a βreferendumβ in Kherson in an attempt to legitimise the area as a βbreakaway republicβ similar to Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea.
2 of 4 - Russian accusations that Ukraine intends to use chemical and biological weapons continue. We have seen no evidence to support these accusations.
3 of 4 - Russia could possibly be planning to use chemical or biological weapons in a βfalse-flagβ operation. Such an operation could take the form of a faked attack, a staged βdiscoveryβ of agents or munitions or fabricated evidence ...
(2/4) More than 2,500,000 refugees have been forced from their homes as a result of President Putinβs attack on Ukraine.
(3/4) Indiscriminate Russian shelling and air attacks are causing widespread destruction. The UN have reported that there have already been 1,663 civilian casualties since the Russian invasion began.
(2/4) Russian naval forces have established a distant blockade of Ukraineβs Black Sea coast, effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade.
(3/4) Russian naval forces are also continuing to conduct missile strikes against targets throughout Ukraine.