Trevor Cadieu

Trevor Cadieu   (Soldier)
Born	Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater	Royal Military College of Canada
NATO officer that acted as military advisor in Ukraine.  Officer In office 1995 - 2021 Employer Canada/Military Possibly still working for NATO in the Ukraine war after 2021

Trevor John Cadieu is a Canadian military officer. He reached the rank of lieutenant general, and was slated to become army commander, but retired after allegations of sexual miscounduct. In April 2022 he traveled to Ukraine, to join the fight against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Career

Cadieu was born in Saskatchewan and raised in Vernon. He was commissioned in the Canadian military in 1995, deployed to Bosnia in 1997, deployed to Afghanistan in 2002 and 2006-7. In 2017 he was appointed commander of the 3rd Canadian Division. A ceremony to designate him Commander of the Canadian Army in September 2021 was cancelled at the last moment due to sexual misconduct complaint involving "historical allegations". The investigation was over 1994 events in the Royal Military College of Canada.

War in Ukraine

In April 2022, he travelled to Ukraine, to join the fight against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian sources often refer to him as Trevor Kadier.

There were reports of his arrest, and that different rescue attempts lead to the destruction of several Ukrainian helicopters. On 28 April, spokesperson Eduard Basurin, said he was one of as many 400 foreign fighters trapped in the Azovstal iron and steel works during the Siege of Mariupol operation.

Cadieu was not officially captured, but indicated in an email from Ukraine that he was "making arrangements to return to Canada" to face sexual assault charges.

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