EU military training mission for Ukraine extended by two years – media
Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Liberty's Europe Editor, has said that EU ambassadors have extended the term of the EU military training mission, which trains Ukrainian soldiers, by two years.
for sure not the biggest news this morning but....🇪🇺 ambassadors just extended by 2 years its 🇺🇦training mission. nearly 70,000 🇺🇦 soldiers has been trained across 24 🇪🇺 member states in the last two years.
– Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) November 6, 2024
Jozwiak reiterated that over the previous two years of its activity, about 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been trained in the territory of the 24 countries involved.
The European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) was established in October 2022 to provide comprehensive training for the Ukrainian military and coordinate the actions of the countries involved.
The mission's initial mandate was two years, and the financial benchmark for total expenditure for this period was €106.7 million.
In August 2024, EU defence ministers decided that they would not move Ukrainian military exercises to Ukraine's territory but would hold them as close to its borders as possible.
They also agreed to increase the number of Ukrainian troops to be trained as part of the EUMAM Ukraine mission.