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
Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,074 posts)They can send the russians packing even sooner.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I think those will really make the difference.
mitch96
(13,870 posts)defend and prosecute russian aircraft. Top Gun Kyiv style I guess..
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Karadeniz
(22,470 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,919 posts)Why is this wrong?
KS Toronado
(17,147 posts)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)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)The beginning of this video shows one of the weapon systems were 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 Ukraines defence, but forced to crowdfund for supplies.