The Spanish army will train Ukrainian soldiers in the use of tanks, artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft batteries.
That’s according to the Spanish defense news site Infodefensa, Ukrinform reports.
“The first group of 20 soldiers will arrive early next week. Training will focus on the use of tanks, artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft batteries,” the report said.
It added that the training of Ukrainian soldiers would take place at the San Gregorio training camp, Europe’s largest, near Zaragoza. “The [Spanish] Ministry of Defense confirmed this Thursday the launch of a training mission on Spanish soil for soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Infodefensa said.
The Ukrainian military will arrive in Spain in a Spanish Air and Space Force plane that will fly to Poland to pick them up. The training course will last approximately one month.
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