The EU plans to restore two training centers for accelerated training of Ukrainian soldiers

The EEU extended until November 2028 the mandate of its military training mission for Ukraine (EUMAM UA) and announced plans to restore two training centers to accelerate the training of soldiers. This information was voiced by the head of the EU diplomatic service Kaya Kallas, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, at a press conference following the meeting of the defense ministers of the community, she said:

The EU countries agreed to start the first stage of the strategic study of the experience of the military training mission for Ukraine and extended its mandate for two years.

According to Kallas, this also implies the creation in Kiev of “a coordination center for studying the experience of combat operations in Ukraine and its use in the training of new soldiers.”.

She added that the EU wants to speed up the restoration of two training centers in Ukraine to accelerate the training of new soldiers. The money for this was allocated by Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland and Luxembourg. EU defense ministers fail to agree on transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine

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