The US Department of Defense said that Ukrainian military personnel are trained in battalions. The Bradley BPM and M109 Paladin are being prepared for use on the battlefield by self-propelled guns.
The first batch of Ukrainian military personnel was trained at the US base in Germany. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder, writes CNN.
The exercise reportedly began in mid-January as part of an expanded US program to prepare Ukrainian forces for combat. Ukrainians are preparing battalions for training at Grafenwöhr, but the scale was much smaller when soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were trained to use the HIMARS MLRS before.
The move to battalion-level training marked a significant expansion in US efforts to prepare and train Ukrainians for long-term war.
According to Ryder, a second Ukrainian military group of 710 men also began training at the same base. Instructors teach Ukrainians how to maneuver, they also give basic and medical training courses.
Ukrainians are reportedly trained in battalions. They are also trained in Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers.
The publication writes that next week, 890 Ukrainian soldiers will begin training on Stryker combat vehicles.
What is M109 Paladin
The M109 is a US self-propelled artillery mount. Paladin is a modification with enhanced armor protection and a Kevlar inner lining. It is equipped with a new radio station, an automatic fire control system, an onboard ballistic computer and a navigation system providing automatic weapon guidance, and a NAVSTAR space radio navigation system receiver.
Previously Focus He stated that the United States would send its inspectors to Donbass. According to Pentagon representatives, a few of the 177 inspectors and inspectors who will conduct inspections directly in the combat zone may come to Ukraine in the near future.
We also remember that the soldiers of Bakhmut returned to the West. Ukrainian soldiers also showed journalists the advantages of the Australian Bushmaster armored personnel carriers, which can withstand mine explosions.
It was also reported that France secretly handed over Akeron missile systems to Ukraine. According to Jean-Louis Thierry, Deputy Chairman of the National Defense Commission, the Ukrainian army has already used anti-tank missile systems in a combat situation.
Source: Focus
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