The US military men are going to train Ukrainian soldiers on how to use the howitzer weapon, informs Reuters news agency with a reference to the US Department of Defense.
The official who spoke on the condition of anonymity told that these trainings are held outside of Ukraine.
The US is planning to train the Ukrainian coaches on how to use some kinds of new weapons such as howitzers and radars, and then the Ukrainian coaches will train their Ukrainian colleagues in Ukraine.
Earlier the US instructors trained the Ukrainian military men on how to work with Switchblade drones.
Before, there was information that American servicemen who are on the eastern phalanx of NATO are ready to start pieces of training on new weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, there was no information regarding the kind of weapon.
The US has also had vivid consultations in Ukraine regarding the new package of military support with a consideration of the peculiarities of the military activities in the east and south of Ukraine.
The representatives of the Pentagon who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the New York Times that they are discussing with weapon producers five possible directions for supply: air defense, coastal defense (anti-ship missiles), killers for enemy foot troops, in particular Claymore mines, neutralizers, and counter-battery assets.