Unproven at home. Texty alleged abuse in the 225th Assault Regiment; the commander denied “pits,” admitted one beating. Drapatyi ordered an inspection. Babel alleged mistreatment in the 425th “Skelya”; SBI and the ombudsman opened files. No verdicts yet.

Know-how abroad. RFI: 200-plus Ukrainians alleged training Libyan forces on drones. India arrested six Ukrainians and one American; NIA alleges Myanmar drone training and a civilian-aircraft strike. No public link to those units.

Who vets the trainers? Author: export of EW and drone skills needs a chain of command and a check on records—until then, allegations stay allegations.

Investigations into alleged abuses within Ukrainian assault units are raising questions about how servicemen accused of serious misconduct are vetted before being sent abroad to train foreign armed groups.

After more than four years of war, Ukraine has accumulated extensive battlefield experience — from drone warfare and electronic warfare to small-unit operations and rapid tactical adaptation. That expertise is increasingly attracting international interest.

But as Ukrainian military knowledge travels abroad, questions are also emerging over who is being entrusted with passing it on.

Ukrainian media have published investigations documenting allegations of beatings, unlawful detention, threats of execution and other forms of violence in at least two prominent assault units. Ukrainian authorities have responded with inspections and investigations into some of the allegations.

At the same time, reports have emerged of Ukrainian military specialists operating abroad.

In April, French public broadcaster RFI, in a report cited by Euronews, reported the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and alleged that Ukrainian personnel were training Libyan forces in the use of drones. Ukraine and the Libyan government did not respond to RFI’s requests for comment, according to the report.

In Myanmar, meanwhile, Indian investigators have alleged that six Ukrainian nationals and one U.S. citizen arrested in India were linked to training involving drone warfare, drone assembly, operations and jamming technology for ethnic armed groups in Myanmar. The Indian National Investigation Agency later made further allegations concerning the group’s activities.

There is no evidence that every Ukrainian instructor operating abroad has been involved in wrongdoing. Nor is there publicly available evidence establishing that the Ukrainians detained in India belonged to any of the Ukrainian units currently under investigation.

But the reports raise a broader question: how thoroughly are personnel vetted before they are entrusted with sensitive military technologies........

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