Ukrainian troops to start training on Patriot missiles in the US as soon as next week - report
10/01/2023 15:52:41 World
Ukrainian troops are set to begin training on the Patriot missile system in the US as soon as next week, according to a report.
The training programme will take place at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, with the programme expected to take “several months”, a US official told CNN.
During Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to the US in December, Joe Biden announced $1.85bn (£1.54bn) in new military assistance to Kyiv, including the delivery of a Patriot missile battery system.
Zelenskiy said this would significantly enhance Ukraine’s air defence shield and prevent Russia from hitting critical infrastructure – “our cities, our energy”.
