The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that newly arrived soldiers who did not have military experience will be able to undergo military training in the UK within 5 weeks.. This is stated on the official page of the General Staff on Facebook..

“The training program for Ukrainian recruits, which continues in the UK, should provide them with the combat skills to enable volunteer soldiers to defend their homeland from Russian aggression.. The training is intended for volunteer recruits who have joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces with little or no prior military experience to teach them the skills necessary to survive and be effective in frontline combat operations..

It is reported that the training course is based on the course for reservists of the UK Armed Forces, will be held for at least five weeks.

According to the General Staff, the UK has provided ?2.3 billion of military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-tank missiles (including NLAW, Javelin, Brimstone and other anti-tank weapons), multiple rocket launchers, armored vehicles, logistics vehicles, Stormer vehicles. and hundreds of missiles, Brimstone naval missiles, artillery ammunition, small arms ammunition, anti-structural ammunition and 4.5 tons of plastic explosives, helmets, body armor, medical supplies, night vision goggles, winter clothing.

Since 2015, more than 22,000 AFU troops have been trained by British troops and this new training program continues in the UK. The United Kingdom initially offered to teach up to 10,000. Ukrainian soldiers to help them maintain their defenses in the face of the most intense fighting in Europe in decades. Study continues in 2023.

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Earlier, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his New Year's address to warn that Britain's problems will not go away after a difficult 12 months.. He also promised to continue to support Ukraine.