The Pentagon announced that it will expand the training program for Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers to 500 people per month

From 2023, the United States plans to train up to 500 Ukrainian troops every month instead of the current 300. This was reported on the website of the Pentagon.

“The extended education program will include approximately 500 Ukrainians per month. We expect training to start in January,” Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said during an official briefing.

The message came after the publication of the New York Times, in which two anonymous sources from the Pentagon spoke about the department's plans to double the training of the Ukrainian military to 600-800 people a month. According to them, since February of this year, the United States has trained 3.1 thousand Ukrainian troops, mostly in small groups.

The training announced by Ryder will take place on the territory of the American Grafenwehr base in Germany. The new program will involve training in large groups.

on the training of about 10 thousand Ukrainian military Earlier, the government of the United Kingdom reported . In his speech, the representative of the Ministry of Defense of the kingdom, Sir Tony Radakin, stressed that the country "supports Ukraine because it shares their belief in the rule of law."

next year . On December 9, the commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces also announced his intention to train 1,500 Ukrainian military