UK to enhance military training in Ukraine

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon made the announcement while visiting the country, saying that training will see an increase in skills provided to include identifying mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), defensive operations urban environments, operational planning and engineering expertise.

Fallon said: “Our training programme for the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to be well-received and highly valued by troops and commanders in the east of the country. Since March, 13 UK training teams have deployed across eight locations and we expect to have trained around 2,000 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the end of the year.

“By adding further much-needed skills and stepping up the pace of our programme we can provide more and better training, improving the resilience of Ukrainian forces and further reducing casualties resulting from the on-going conflict.”

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