Operation Unifier

Operation UNIFIER
Part of Russo-Ukrainian War
Canadian military personnel participating in the Ukrainian Independence Day military parade in Kyiv, 2017
Canadian military personnel participating in the Ukrainian Independence Day military parade in Kyiv, 2017
Location
International Peacekeeping and Security Centre, Starychi, Ukraine (until 2022)
Poland and United Kingdom (from 2022)
Planned by Canada
Commanded by Thomas J. Lawson 2015
Stephen Harper 2015
Jason Kenney 2015
Justin Trudeau 2015–
Harjit Sajjan 2015–2021
Jonathan Vance 2015–2021
Art McDonald 2021
Anita Anand 2021–
Wayne Eyre 2021–
Magdalena Andersson 2021–2022
Ulf Kristersson 2022–
Petro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Objective
  • Bolster the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • Helping the development of the region
  • Maintaining security
  • Maintaining democracy
  • Providing humanitarian aid
  • Promoting economic stability and growth
DateApril 14, 2015–present
Executed by Canadian Armed Forces
Swedish Armed Forces
 Armed Forces of Ukraine
OutcomeOngoing

Operation UNIFIER is the Canadian Armed Forces mission to bolster the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the provision of critical military training.[1] It was stood up in response to requests from the Government of Ukraine in light of fomentation by separatist sentiments in the Donetsk and Luhansk and Crimean regions of Ukraine after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. Up until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the training mission took place in Ukraine through a Multinational Joint Commission which included Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since August 2022, the Canadian military has been working alongside the British Ministry of Defence in England to deliver training to Ukrainian recruits under Operation Interflex.[1]

  1. ^ a b Defence, National (2015-07-31). "Operation UNIFIER". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-25.