The Union’s foreign ministers decided that from November up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers will receive military training in Poland.
106.7 million euros to train up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers on EU soil to fight against the Russian invaders within the next two years: the foreign ministers of the 27 member states raised their support for Ukraine to one at their Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday new level. From mid-November, the first Ukrainian units in Poland are to be trained by trainers from several member states. Exactly where is secret for security reasons. “Poland will provide a headquarters for the mission and will deliver training packages in coordination with the Ukrainian armed forces. We invite any interested state to join us in this joint effort,” said the Polish Embassy in the EU.
With this mission, the Union is pursuing an immediate military objective and a medium-term foreign policy objective. The first is to prepare around 12,000 recruits for combat and to subject 2,800 soldiers who are already active to special training.