The US Department of Defense confirmed that since 2015, more than 23,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained. Image: Retrieved from Twitter (file photo)
Joseph Hilbert, commander of the U.S. Army’s Seventh Training Command, confirmed that the United States has trained more than 23,000 Ukrainian soldiers since 2015, spending at least $126 million.
Hilbert said that from the start of training in 2015 to January 2022, a total of more than 23,000 Ukrainian soldiers from 17 battalions and 11 brigades have been trained. In January 2022, U.S. military personnel training Ukrainian soldiers retreated to Ukraine, and the United States continued to train military personnel outside Ukraine, teaching soldiers how to operate howitzers, radars, and armored vehicles.
Analysts pointed out that the U.S. military began training Ukrainian soldiers years before Russia invaded Ukraine, indicating that the United States intends to exert influence and cultivate pro-American forces in the region.
In this Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States not only provided Ukraine with a large amount of military assistance, including artillery and ammunition, helicopters, drones, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-armor missiles and other armaments, but also provided intelligence support to Ukraine.
According to the “New York Times” report on the 4th, the United States provided information on the Russian army, including the expected route of action, location of the Russian army, and information about the Russian army’s mobile combat command. Russian military officer.
Joseph Hilbert, commander of the U.S. Army 7th Training Command, confirmed
Since 2015, the United States has trained more than 23,000 Ukrainian soldiers, investing at least $126 million.
Infantry of the Ukrainian Combined Arms Regiment sits on a tank.Figure: Retrieved from Tencent.com
Ukrainian combined arms regiments require good coordination and command.Figure: Retrieved from Tencent.com