Army Times
February 17, 2023

Ukrainian battalion completes first combined-arms training in Germany

Ukrainian troops wrapped up the first rotation of battalion combined-arms training at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria’s Grafenwoehr training area in Germany this week, the Pentagon announced Friday.

Training focused on the M2 Bradley fighting vehicle….

“Approximately 635 Ukrainians completed the approximately five-week period of instruction, which included basic soldier tasks like marksmanship…and a battalion force-on-force exercise,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson.

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A second Bradley training rotation got underway two weeks ago, Ryder said, along with an M109 Paladin field artillery rotation, including another 700 or so Ukrainians.

“A second field artillery battalion and a Stryker battalion – the first Ukrainian unit to receive instruction on the M1126 Stryker – will begin training next week, with both battalions, combined, comprising approximately 890 Ukrainians.

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Stateside, Ukrainians have trained on the Patriot air defense artillery system at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.