U.S. Army to train 500 Ukrainian troops a month in Germany starting in January 2023

Starting in January 2023, the U.S. Army will provide battalion level training to Ukrainian soldiers in Germany. This training will include battalion staff operations and training that progresses from squad maneuvers, platoon maneuvers, and up to company level maneuvers. Weapons training will also be provided to improve working knowledge on weapons being sent to Ukraine.

From the Military Times:

The training will be focused on battalion-level operations, said Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, during a press briefing.

“Combined arms-maneuver training is a logical next step in our ongoing training efforts, which began in 2014, to build the Ukrainian armed forces’ capacity,” Ryder said. “While there’s an understandable focus on the equipment being provided to Ukraine, training is and has been essential to ensuring Ukraine has the skilled forces necessary to better defend themselves.”

The U.S. and other NATO allies have held training in Europe since earlier this year, including Canadian soldiers familiarizing Ukrainian troops on the M777 Howitzer artillery system in April.

Also that month, a unit of Florida Army National Guardsmen — evacuated from Ukraine ahead of Russia’s invasion — resumed training with their Ukrainian partners, this time in Germany, focusing on equipment such as vehicles and radars recently sent to support Ukraine’s fight.

This latest round of training will be focused at the battalion level, Ryder said, including live-fires, and a progression from squad-, platoon- and company-level maneuvers. There will also be specific training for battalion headquarters staff elements.

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Category: Army, Russia, Ukraine