Our Personnel in Ukraine

The Slovak Republic sent two members of the SVK Armed Forces to Ukraine. The servicemen are part of the International Inspection Group from the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation) countries. This short-term inspection is being conducted in conformity with the provisions of Article 18 of the Vienna Document of 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures. Being an OSCE participating state, Ukraine justified the inspectors' invitation by its “efforts to diffuse the concerns over military activities.” SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč emphasized that it was not an OSCE monitoring mission but a mission in compliance with the provisions of the Vienna Document.