10,000 UKRAINIAN TROOPS NOW BEING TRAINED IN THE U.K.

General Sanders meeting Ukrainian soldiers

10,000 Ukrainian soldiers are now thought to be in the UK undergoing training for the war caused by Putin's invasion of the Ukraine. 

As reported by the UK Army website:

Just nine days after they arrived in Britain and put on uniform, the head of the British Army has praised “the courage, morale and fighting spirit” of Ukrainian troops being trained by the British Army.

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders has visited the first group of Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits on a training programme to give them the skills to become effective soldiers.

Up to 10,000 Ukrainians will be given training by the UK Armed Forces over the coming months. The programme is part of the UK’s enduring commitment to support Ukraine, which so far amounts to more than £2.3 billion in military aid including anti-tank weapons, armoured vehicles, and artillery.

At military ranges in Kent, General Saunders watched Ukrainian troops being trained in how to fight through buildings. Drawn from the Army’s basic training programme, other skills the Ukrainians are being taught include weapon handling, battlefield first aid, fieldcraft, patrol tactics and the Law of Armed Conflict.

1,050 British service personnel are involved in the programme at four Ministry of Defence sites across the north-west, south-west and south-east of the UK. This indicates that the UK and NATO are in it for the long run -- as long as the Ukrainians are.

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