Contents tagged with military instructors

  • Lithuania sends another group of military instructors to Ukraine

    Lithuania has decided to send a new group of military instructors, consisting of 12 people, to Ukraine, reports Delfi, citing the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense.

    A ceremony to see off the new group, which included employees of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces, was held on Friday, April 6.

    The instructors were sent to a training ground in Yavoriv, located in western Ukraine. It is assumed that the Lithuanian military, together with instructors from the United States, …

  • Sweden intends to send military instructors to Ukraine

    Sweden might start training Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said in an interview with Ukrinform.

    "Sweden expressed its intention to consider the possibility of the participation of its servicemen in the training of our military personnel next year. The Swedish Defense Minister will arrive in Kyiv in the first quarter of next year to make a final decision on this," he said.

    The Ukrainian army is now being trained by instructors from the United States, Canada, Britain and …

  • Latvian military begins new training session for Ukrainian instructors in Lviv

    The seventh round of training courses for Ukrainian instructors under the leadership of the Latvian Armed Forces have started on base 184 of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy of Ground Forces (Lviv Oblast). The training is part of the exercises of the United Multinational Training Group - Ukraine (JMTG-U).

    "The Ukrainian military has adopted all the best practices of the European armies and is able to apply the knowledge gained in practice. Our collaboration will be fruitful …

  • Lithuanian Parliament votes to send more military instructors to Ukraine

    The Lithuanian Seimas passed a law that provides for sending twice as many military instructors to Ukraine for training purposes, according to baltnews.lt.

    The vote took place on Tuesday. Of 114 Lithuanian parliamentarians, 103 voted for the bill. There were none who voted against it or abstained from voting.

    Up to 30 instructors from the Lithuanian army could be sent before this law was passed. But now up to 60 servicemen or civil servants of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania can be …