Fighters are ahead of schedule.
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Ukraine's defense attache in the US Boris Kremenetskii said that training of Ukrainian soldiers on Patriot air defense systems will be completed in a few weeks , soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine study new weapons under an accelerated program. This is reported by the Ukrainian service of “Voice of America”.
It is noted that almost a month has passed since the Ukrainian military arrived at the Fort Sill military base in the state of Oklahoma. Earlier, the Pentagon announced that the training course with Patriot systems would last for several months.
The attache said that the Ukrainian military is undergoing a shortened program, as specialists who already have experience with air defense systems were sent to the training. That is, they will not be taught the basic elements – only how to work with this system.
In addition, under this program, Ukrainians are trained so that they can train other Ukrainian military personnel.
According to him, the military will already be able to operate these systems “in weeks.” that these exercises will train 90 to 100 Ukrainian military personnel to manage, maintain and support the air defense system.
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