We’re not going to be carrying weapons, the set of medics will be identified as medical personnel, those with cameras will be identified as press or photographers, and we’re going to move around that way,” Locke said, adding that he understands the gravity of being unarmed in an active war zone without the “ability to call in air support…or even shoot back.”
“While I would normally try to move tactically and not be seen, I’m going to have the team very overt in this one.
#US SPEC OPS UPDATE#
Highlighting Aerial Recovery Group’s connections in the region, during American Military News’ interview with Locke, he received an intelligence update from the General Staff of the Armed Services of Ukraine that said 5,710 Russian soldiers have been killed in action, and 198 Russian tanks, 20 Russian helicopters, and 7 Russian air defense systems have been destroyed.ĭespite the mission taking place in an active war zone, Locke said his team of primarily special ops veterans will not carry weapons as they move through Ukraine, operating strictly as noncombatants. Locals in the region have been overwhelmingly supportive of their effort, offering Aerial Recovery Group additional volunteers, a house to stay in, a warehouse where they can keep supplies, and even intelligence on Ukrainian defensive positions, including mined roads so “we can avoid them with our movements out there.” “To cross into Poland right now, at some of the crossing points, the wait is over 20 miles long, and it’s taking about four days to get across the border,” Locke said. The mission is expected to take at least 30 days, but it will more likely last 90 days to six months, he said, noting that a “mass exodus” is underway, with “tens of thousands” to “hundreds of thousands” of people making their way through Ukraine to escape across its borders into neighboring nations. “They have temporary sites with foster care and they’re already starting to line up adoptions and everything for these kids when they come across,” Locke said, noting that Aerial Recovery Group never conducts a rescue “unless we know there’s a safe place for them to go and we’ve vetted and trust the organization that we’re passing them off to.”
Once his team and other operators move the Ukrainian orphans across the border into Poland, groups like Force 4 Hope will take control of the children.
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