Brussels, Belgium.- The European Union approved on Monday, October 17, a mission of military training for Ukrainian soldiers, in addition to providing 500 million eurosthe equivalent of 486 million dollars, to help kyiv to buy weapons.
The mission will have a headquarters in Brussels, it will be under the command of the French Vice Admiral, Hervé Blejean, the training will have a tentative duration of two years and an initial budget of 107 million euros ($104 million).
The European Union assured that the objective of the mission is for the Ukrainian army “to carry out military operations effectively”, so that Ukraine can “defend its territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borderseffectively exercise their sovereignty and protect civilians”.
The EU added that it will provide “individual, collective and specialized training”.
Initially looking for train 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers, mainly in Poland and Germany. Countries that are not part of the bloc will be able to participate in the training effort.
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It is expected that the mission is operational by mid-November.
Several EU and NATO nations are already training Ukraine’s armed forces on a bilateral basis.
NATO began training military instructors in Ukraine after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014. The military alliance believes that training instructors is the most effective way to help Ukraine’s armed forces, as it does not require troops necessary for the battle leave the country.
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