Ukrinform
February 20, 2023

Over 3,000 Ukrainian troops to complete training in Germany by year-end

By the end of the year, Germany will have trained some 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers.

This was stated by Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a visit to Munster, where Ukrainian tankers are on a training course….

“Since the outset of the war, we have trained 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers, and by the end of this year their number will exceed 3,000,” Pistorius said.

….The minister added that the German side responds very quickly to Ukraine’s needs, in particular, it has already trained 600 sergeants, whom Pistorius called “the backbone of the army.” Training is no less important than the supply of equipment and ammunition, he emphasized.

The minister…also noted that this is a mutually beneficial process, as German troops also gain a lot from those with real combat experience.

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Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko and Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Oleksiy Makeiev accompanied the minister as he visited the training site….

….Germany’s Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhusen suggested that the Ukrainian military will return to Ukraine after completing training in Germany, bringing along the Leopard tanks.

On February 13, Ukrainian crews started training to operate Leopard main battle tanks.