The United States of America has launched an expanded program to train Ukrainian servicemen in Germany, said the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, reports Militarnyy citing The Washington Post.
According to him, the training began Sunday at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany and will continue for five or six weeks. About 500 soldiers will undergo a military training program.
“We want the Ukrainians to have a capability to successfully defend their country,” Milley emphasized.
Germany currently has a full set of weapons and equipment necessary for such training.
Milley plans to spend the week in Europe, meeting with European counterparts, viewing the training, observing logistics hubs through which weapons flow, and participating in a planning conference that will include NATO allies and Ukrainian military officials.
On Friday, he and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will participate in a gathering of the Ukraine Contact Group.
The United States plans to train about 500 Ukrainian servicemen every month at the Grafenwoehr training ground in Germany. The training will include classroom and fieldwork. It will start with small units and gradually grow to larger units, culminating in more complex combat exercises with the integration of an entire battalion.