In reply to dissonance:
> I am sure if a western NGO turned up with a fleet of, recently repainted from green, trucks with all the drivers looking like they just misplaced their RLC berets some questions would be asked.
From the Guardian article:
But, with their easy manner, lack of discipline and in some cases physiques that hinted more at beer halls than special forces training grounds, the "little brown men" of the aid convoy are clearly not the highly trained elite troops used in the annexation of Crimea
Actually, that does sound remarkably like the RLC...