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<p>The number of UK Defence personnel deployed on Operation ORBITAL for each financial
year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of deployments</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>279*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*number
of deployments to date in 18-19</p><p> </p><p>These figures include individuals deploying
on multiple occasions. The majority of UK Defence personnel that deploy on Operation
ORBITAL are Army personnel. Figures broken down by the single Services are not representative
of the total number of Operation ORBITAL deployments because each individual deployed
is recorded only once per financial year, however they may have been deployed multiple
times during that period. At any one time, Operation ORBITAL headquarters has consisted
of 12-14 personnel throughout this period.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside our operational
training assistance, the UK also deploys UK personnel from the British Military Advisory
Training Team to Ukraine, as well as defence reform advisors on an ad hoc basis. BMATT
personnel deployed to Ukraine for each financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployed
Personnel</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>These figures, broken down by single Service, are not currently available.</p><p>
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