UK Ministry Of Defense Denies BBC Russia's Reports On 77th Brigade Deployment In Ukraine

The UK Ministry of Defense denies BBC Russia's reports alleging that several groups of the British Army's 77th Brigade have been stationed in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the ministry told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd December, 2018) The UK Ministry of Defense denies BBC Russia's reports alleging that several groups of the British Army's 77th Brigade have been stationed in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the ministry told Sputnik.

On Sunday, BBC news Russian reported that several groups of the British Army's 77th Brigade, a top-secret unit that deals with electronic and psychological warfare, are currently stationed in Ukraine. According to the broadcaster, the UK servicemen in Ukraine have three main areas of activities - carry out military tasks in the internet, as well as psychological and information operations.

"No members of 77x Brigade are currently deployed in Ukraine. The UK delivers capacity building training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces through our training mission, Operation ORBITAL. Up to around 100 UK Defence personnel are deployed on Operation ORBITAL at any one time, the majority of which are Army personnel," the spokesperson said.