Ivan Zakharchenko. Conclusion on the return of Ukrainian peacekeepers from abroad to participate in operations in the East of the country can be taken only by Kiev, said Last news in the Department of peacekeeping operations of the UN.
first about the possibility of withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from peacekeeping missions in various countries, said Deputy head of the main Department for military cooperation and peacekeeping operations of the General staff of the armed forces of Ukraine Andrey Ordanovich.
" The UN relies on the voluntary contributions of member countries of troops and equipment. For decisions on the withdrawal of individual compounds, respectively, are responsible national authorities ", - stressed in the press-service of Department. According to her, now about 600 Ukrainian peacekeepers involved in various operations around the world.
According to the data of the Department on the official Internet representation, among the Ukrainian peacekeepers abroad are 496 soldiers, 20 military specialists and 80 police officers. They are located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Sudanese region of Abyei, South Sudan and Cote d'ivoire.
first of different countries have already withdrew its peacekeepers for a variety of reasons of the conflict areas. So, last year, Austria and some other countries withdraw from the Golan heights between Israel and Syria because of the danger to security in connection with the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. To replace them at the call of the UN Secretary-General ban Ki-moon were found to soldiers of other countries.
The emergency plan for the return of Ukrainian peacekeepers, as said Ordanovich already developed, and in case of further escalation of violence in the Eastern regions of Ukraine from Africa will be recalled, all 18 helicopter crews involved in peacekeeping missions.
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