An advisory body comprising former senior military officials from NATO countries, headed by U.K. General Richard Shirreff, a former NATO Deputy Supreme Commander Europe (DSACEUR), has been established under the Ukrainian armed forces’ command, the Ukrainian General Staff announced, reported TASS. The council also includes distinguished military leaders and experts from partner countries “with unique combat and leadership experience,” the statement said.
Specifically, this body includes “General David Petraeus, who was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2011-2012; Admiral Manfred Nielson, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in 2016-2019; Lieutenant General Pavel Macko, Deputy Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces’ General Staff in 2013-2018; Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell, Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the U.K. Naval Staff in 2022-2025; Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie, Commander of the Canadian Army in 2006-2010; Major General Patrick Carpentier, Commander of Joint Task Force North, Canadian Armed Forces, in 2017-2020; Commodore Hans Helseth, Representative of the Royal Norwegian Navy to NATO structures,” the General Staff said on its Telegram.
