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Ukrainian tank crews complete Leopard 1A5 training abroad – video

Ukrainian tank crews from the Ground Forces have completed their training on Leopard 1A5 tanks abroad and are continuing to practice driving the tanks on Ukrainian soil, both day and night, Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Pavliuk said on Sept. 26.

25 September 2024, 04:30 PM

Russia uses Zaporizhzhya NPP to train drone pilots targeting Nikopol

Russian forces are training FPV drone operators on the grounds of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Center for Countering Disinformation, in a statement on Wednesday, Sep. 25.

25 September 2024, 12:18 PM

Europe directs profits from frozen Russian assets to fund arms for Ukraine, says EC VP

The European Union has allocated €1.4 billion ($1.56 billion) in profits from frozen Russian assets to supply arms to Ukraine, according to European Commission (EC) Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept 17.

17 September 2024, 01:20 PM

Poland lacks volunteers for its Ukrainian Legion initiative — Foreign Minister Sikorski

Warsaw is ready to form a Ukrainian Legion from Ukrainian citizens living in Poland, but currently lacks enough eligible volunteers, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Ukrainian outlet European Pravda on Sept. 13.

17 September 2024, 02:05 AM

Zelenskyy orders military training center overhaul

At a meeting with senior Defense Ministry officials and top military commanders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered an overhaul of Ukraine’s troop training centers, the president said in a Telegram post on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 08:23 PM

Ukrainian military to lengthen training time, improve instructor expertise - Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief

Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced plans to extend the duration of basic military training for Ukrainian soldiers on Sep. 15.

15 September 2024, 07:40 PM

Kyiv, Warsaw still negotiating over Ukrainian Legion initiative

Ukraine and Poland are still ironing out the details of their joint Ukrainian Legion initiative, where Ukrainians will be trained and equipped in Poland to defend their homeland.

13 September 2024, 09:42 PM

Schoolchildren from occupied Luhansk Oblast spend month at military training camp in Siberia

Teenagers from the temporarily occupied Bilovodsk in Luhansk Oblast spent more than a month at a camp near Novosibirsk, where they took a basic soldier training course conducted by Russian forces, Luhansk governor Artem Lysohor reported on Sept. 2.

2 September 2024, 11:15 AM

EU expands Ukrainian troop training program

European Union defense ministers have agreed to expand the EUMAM (EU Military Assistance Mission) Ukraine training program, aiming to train an additional 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of 2024, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell announced on Aug. 30.

30 August 2024, 10:14 PM

Spain trains over 5,000 Ukrainian troops since 2022

Since late 2022, Spain has trained more than 5,000 Ukrainian servicemembers as part of the EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM), Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced on Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 08:31 PM

Ukraine forms new mechanized brigades in preparation for 2025 battles — Forbes

Ukraine’s Defense Forces Command has begun forming new mechanized brigades in preparation for battles against Russia’s army in 2025, Forbes reported on Aug. 26.

27 August 2024, 12:51 PM

Ukrainian Navy assesses Russian missile carriers submarines entry to Black Sea

Russian missile carriers submarines entry to the Black Sea resemlbes of training, but the possibility of a new mass attack still cannot be ruled out, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on July 30.

30 July 2024, 03:10 PM

Details of Poland’s ‘Ukrainian Legion’ program

The Polish government will not actively recruit Ukrainian citizens to join the Ukrainian Legion—the unit will be staffed exclusively with volunteers, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski told Polskie Radio on July 19.

20 July 2024, 02:06 AM

Unidentified drones monitor training of Ukrainian military in Germany

At a secret base in the forests of rural Germany, hundreds of Ukrainian defenders undergoing a six-week course covering basics of trench warfare and urban combat, but unknown UAVs regularly buzz over the treetops during training, Politico reported on July 16.

17 July 2024, 12:05 PM

Czechia to train 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers in 2024 as part of long-term agreement

1,700 Ukrainian military personnel will be trained in the Czech Republic in 2024, Czech Prime Minister Peter Fiala announced at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Prague on July 16.

16 July 2024, 06:59 PM

Ukraine amends basic military training curriculum

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has introduced the basics of international humanitarian law in the training curriculum for Ukrainian soldiers, the General Staff announced on July 12.

12 July 2024, 09:47 PM

‘Hundreds’ of Ukrainians in Poland volunteer to join Ukrainian Legion

At least several hundred Ukrainian nationals living in Poland have expressed a desire to join the recently announced Ukrainian Legion, Polish news outlet RMF24 reported on July 10, citing sources in Ukraine’s diplomatic corps.

10 July 2024, 09:30 PM

Defense Minister urges Ukrainians abroad to join volunteer legion in Poland

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is calling on all Ukrainians currently in Europe to join the Ukrainian Legion, which will be formed and trained in Poland, the ministry’s press service announced on July 9.

10 July 2024, 02:09 AM

Netherlands weighs sending military instructors to Ukraine

The Dutch government is considering joining French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported on July 4.

4 July 2024, 10:38 PM

Some Ukrainian units completely worn out, officer says

Oleksii Herman, an officer serving with Ukraine’s Armed Forces, criticized military leadership for effectively “decimating” veteran units by denying them rotations for reconstitution.

3 July 2024, 09:56 PM

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