Ukrainian military comes to the US to learn how to maintain Patriot air defences
The course will be accelerated and will last for several months.
This was reported by Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh.
The Ukrainian military are already at the US military base in Oklahoma. There they will undergo a training course in the use of the Patriot missile defence system.
It is known that about a hundred Ukrainians have arrived in the US. The Pentagon has prepared an accelerated training programme for them.
Earlier it was reported that the training of the Ukrainian military would last several months, whereas the standard training period is six months or even a year.
Earlier, the USA said that it would provide Ukraine with aid worth 2bn dollars. This will include batteries of the modern Patriot air defence system.
Artur Zayonts specialises in news from the frontline. A historian by education, Arthur has always sought to bring depth and context to his journalistic work.
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