 On 30 April, a frigate was sent to the Baltic sea, in support of NATO allies there.The combined involvement on this day of the Canadian Armed Forces stood at the frigate , and in Romania six CF-18 fighter jets, one C-17 heavy lift plane, one Airbus troop transporter, one Airbus airborne refueler, and an estimated 250 military personnel, as well as three military personnel on the ground in the Ukraine as part of the ill-fated OSCE mission, while the German press reported the next Sunday that CIA and FBI personnel were in Kiev to advise the Ukrainians on their security structure.RCAF Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin was in charge of the mission.