A network of military instructors from the US CIA and special forces of NATO countries operates in Ukraine. The New York Times writes about this, citing its sources in US and EU political circles.. Instructors are also present at NATO military bases outside of Ukraine.

The commandos are said to be coordinating the flow of foreign military aid to Ukraine and supplying the Ukrainian military with intelligence to help eliminate the threat of attacks on arms and equipment convoys.. According to the newspaper, there are no NATO military instructors on the front line itself, they do not participate in hostilities..

Shortly after the start of the war in Ukraine, the US Army Tenth Special Forces Group, which used to train Ukrainian special forces, formed a coalition cell with NATO allied forces to coordinate assistance to Ukraine.. Now it includes 20 countries. U.S.

Army spokeswoman Christine Wormuth said the cell helps secure convoys supplying Western weapons to Ukraine and helps the UAF with intelligence about threats from Russian forces.. The coordination cell is modeled on a similar structure that operated during the conflict in Afghanistan. She is just one of many aid initiatives operating under the command of the Pentagon's European department.. For example, at the Ramstein military base in Germany, a US Air Force detachment "