Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine , thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in Germany. “The Bundeswehr, together with our partners, has already trained over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany,” said the head of the Special Staff Ukraine in the Defense Ministry , Major General Christian Freuding, to the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the Stuttgarter Nachrichten (Friday). In July, the Bundeswehr put the number of Ukrainian soldiers it trained at 5,000.
According to Freuding, there is positive feedback on the training: “The feedback we get is always very appreciative,” he said. This also applies to the material delivered to Ukraine. “If you ask the Ukrainian soldiers what they would like more of, German weapon systems are mentioned above all,” he explained.
Freuding emphasized that Germany would help Ukraine in the long term. “Military support for Ukraine is a task until the end of the decade – and beyond.” Funds have already been planned in the budget until 2032. “We must help Ukraine develop capabilities so that it can remain a free state that can defend itself and deter attackers,” emphasized Freuding.
Not so viel…
Italy 🇮🇹 salute 🫡 Germany 🇩🇪 for their commitment, keep doing the good job 😉
Seems Germany is starting to pick up with their responsibility as the center of Europe…
UK has trained 30 000. That was another first for Brexit Britain. First to announce training of Ukrainians soldiers outwith Ukraine and the first to train them. That’s two firsts actually.
Given Germany’s training infrastructure, this is not a lot. Could be 5-10x more
Germany supported Russian Army for 10 years inklusive high class training simulators and so on. Germany pays for mistakes now.
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Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine , thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in Germany. “The Bundeswehr, together with our partners, has already trained over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany,” said the head of the Special Staff Ukraine in the Defense Ministry , Major General Christian Freuding, to the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the Stuttgarter Nachrichten (Friday). In July, the Bundeswehr put the number of Ukrainian soldiers it trained at 5,000.
According to Freuding, there is positive feedback on the training: “The feedback we get is always very appreciative,” he said. This also applies to the material delivered to Ukraine. “If you ask the Ukrainian soldiers what they would like more of, German weapon systems are mentioned above all,” he explained.
Freuding emphasized that Germany would help Ukraine in the long term. “Military support for Ukraine is a task until the end of the decade – and beyond.” Funds have already been planned in the budget until 2032. “We must help Ukraine develop capabilities so that it can remain a free state that can defend itself and deter attackers,” emphasized Freuding.
Not so viel…
Italy 🇮🇹 salute 🫡 Germany 🇩🇪 for their commitment, keep doing the good job 😉
Seems Germany is starting to pick up with their responsibility as the center of Europe…
UK has trained 30 000. That was another first for Brexit Britain. First to announce training of Ukrainians soldiers outwith Ukraine and the first to train them. That’s two firsts actually.
Given Germany’s training infrastructure, this is not a lot. Could be 5-10x more
Germany supported Russian Army for 10 years inklusive high class training simulators and so on. Germany pays for mistakes now.