Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that her country will send up to 225 military personnel to Great Britain next week to train Ukrainian fighters.
This is reported by Reuters.
Since 2015, the Canadian Armed Forces have trained more than 33,000 Ukrainian soldiers, but the training was suspended in February.
"We have entered a new and very dangerous phase of this conflict, when [Russia] is making sustained attempts to inflict long-term damage on Ukraine and its people. Thatʼs why Iʼm announcing today that weʼre making good on our promise to resume large-scale training,” said Anita Anand.
The deployment of the Canadian mission will last four months. Most of the soldiers who will go to the United Kingdom are serving in the 3 Battalion Princess Patriciaʼs Light Infantry, which is based in Edmonton, Alberta.
The training will take place at a military base in south-eastern England. There, Canadians will teach Ukrainians how to handle weapons, provide first aid and patrol the territory.
- Ambassador of Ukraine to Great Britain Vadym Prystaiko talked about military training of Ukrainians. According to him, the British are training a group of 10,000 volunteers, the training lasts 120 days. It is planned that the next 10 thousand will be prepared every next 120 days.