France aims to train a battalion of Ukrainian troops every five weeks
As it is deeply involved in EU’s program to
help train fresh Ukrainian troops, France
is planning to be able to train a battalion of 500-600 soldiers every five
weeks, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in a Twitter post on July
12.
"Close to 5,200 Ukrainian soldiers have successfully completed military training in France, with an additional 1,600 having been trained in Poland," Lecornu said.
“Nearly 7,000 will be ready by the end of the year.”
According to the minister, France's goal is to "shape a cohesive battalion of 500-600 Ukrainian soldiers every five weeks."
France continues its active assistance to Ukraine by providing weapons, ranging from armored vehicles and "light tanks" to Scalp cruise missiles – a French variant of the British Storm Shadow missile.
While training Ukrainian fighters, Paris is focusing particularly in giving them the skills to operate French-made military equipment Ukraine now has in service.
“Training with high added value and adapted to the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces: To use and maintain the transferred material – Caesar (howitzers), SAMP/T (air defense systems), AMX-10 (light tanks),” Lecornu concluded.
French Foreign Affairs Minister, Catherine Colonna, previously said that France’s current priority is to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense and artillery capabilities.
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