Intelligence Report Alleges UK, US, and Australian Veterans Trained Russian Personnel: The Telegraph
The assessment says the training continued after Russia’s 2022 invasion, and Alfa-Metal denies the claims as ASIS investigates.
- A leaked intelligence report alleges that former British SAS and other Western veterans trained Russian personnel at private camps in Bulgaria and Serbia after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- The training reportedly occurred at Alfa-Metal, a private military company in Bulgaria, and continued as recently as 2025 with advanced combat instruction.
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Five Eyes report reveals that former British SAS and American Navy Seals soldiers will be training Russian forces, the training center denies, but the case is under investigation.
<p>Western special forces veterans suspected of preparing Russian military for war against Ukraine — The Telegraph Intelligence leak links Western special forces veterans to training Russians in Bulgaria and Serbia. Alfa-Metal charges denies.</p>
Russian soldiers were trained to participate in the war in Ukraine by veterans of the British elite SAS unit, the Telegraph wrote, citing confidential intelligence documents.
Australian intelligence estimates information about former British SAS fighters with a "high degree of confidence".
Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-Australian special forces troops approached to train Russians to fight Ukraine, leaked report claims
Special forces veterans from Australia and Britain have been approached to provide illegal training to Russian soldiers according to a leaked Five Eyes intelligence assessment.
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