Leaked Memo Claims SAS Veterans Trained Russians for #Ukraine War ​ A leaked Five Eyes memo , cited by The Telegraph , claims former SAS and other Western special-forces personnel trained #Russian citizens at private camps in #Bulgaria and #Serbia, including after the start of the Ukraine war. ​ The main facility named is Alfa-Metal in northern Bulgaria , which reportedly offered €4,000 courses and had links to a St. Petersburg security firm.