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highplainsdem

(48,910 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 02:19 PM Mar 2022

US troops in Poland are training Ukrainians on how to use weapons sent by the West

Source: CNN

(CNN)US troops in Poland have been providing Ukrainians with some instruction on how to use the weapons the West has been shipping into Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

President Joe Biden said on Monday that US troops stationed in Poland have been "helping train the Ukrainian troops" in that country. The troops were deployed there to help bolster NATO's eastern flank amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The training is another way in which the US has aided the Ukrainian military while attempting to not directly engage Russian forces, which would potentially touch off a wider war.

Biden had heard from the troops while he was in Poland about how they were providing the tactical weapons training to the Ukrainians there, the sources said.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/politics/us-troops-poland-ukraine/index.html

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US troops in Poland are training Ukrainians on how to use weapons sent by the West (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP
excellent news. And that is what Allies do against a mass murderer autocrat. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #1
Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #2
Good. Now if we can just give them the Mig's and some artillary, Ray Bruns Mar 2022 #3
Artillery and cruise missiles and antimissile systems. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #8
An interview with a UKR pilot said they have been training with USAF on techniques to mitch96 Mar 2022 #4
Ah! I was wondering how that would be accomplished! Karadeniz Mar 2022 #5
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #6
I've often wondered KS Toronado Mar 2022 #7
Good. TomSlick Mar 2022 #9
Switchblade "Kamikaze" drones Pluvious Mar 2022 #10

Ray Bruns

(4,074 posts)
3. Good. Now if we can just give them the Mig's and some artillary,
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 03:06 PM
Mar 2022

They can send the russians packing even sooner.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
8. Artillery and cruise missiles and antimissile systems.
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 05:08 PM
Mar 2022

I think those will really make the difference.

mitch96

(13,870 posts)
4. An interview with a UKR pilot said they have been training with USAF on techniques to
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 03:18 PM
Mar 2022

defend and prosecute russian aircraft. Top Gun Kyiv style I guess..
m

KS Toronado

(17,147 posts)
7. I've often wondered
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 04:26 PM
Mar 2022

if the USAF could be secretly training Ukrainian pilots right now to fly A10s or our 2 stealth
fighter jets, F-22 & F-35, all 3 could give Putler headaches if they showed up unexpectedly.
Take the fight inside Russia, blow up his refineries.

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)
9. Good.
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 08:14 PM
Mar 2022

I've been concerned that the weapon systems we have been sending to Ukraine require extensive training - they ain't AKs.

I'm glad that we continue to train Ukrainian fighters.

Slava Ukraini!

Pluvious

(4,305 posts)
10. Switchblade "Kamikaze" drones
Wed Mar 30, 2022, 01:13 PM
Mar 2022

The beginning of this video shows one of the weapon systems we’re providing



Also, ICYMI…

Great story in the Guardian:

The drone operators who halted Russian convoy headed for Kyiv

Special IT force of 30 soldiers on quad bikes is vital part of Ukraine’s defence, but forced to crowdfund for supplies.
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