Czechs plan to train up to 4,000 Ukrainian troops

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<p><span class="caps">PRAGUE</span> – The Czech authorities plans to supply coaching to as many as 4,000 Ukrainian troops over the following 12 months, Czech Defence Minister Jana Cernochova stated on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The coaching can be accomplished in 5 four-week cycles with as much as 800 troops attending every, and price 975 million crowns ($41.60 million), the Defence Ministry stated.</p>
<p><span class="caps">NATO</span> member Czech Republic has strongly backed Ukraine since Russia’s assault in February this 12 months, and has despatched it gentle and heavy weapons and ammunition.</p>
<p>The coaching programme can be began with the primary batch of troops this 12 months and ultimately be folded beneath a deliberate European Union coaching scheme for Ukraine.</p>
<p>European Union overseas ministers agreed to arrange a mission to coach some 15,000 Ukrainian troops and to supply an additional 500 million euros value of funding for arms deliveries to Kyiv at a gathering in Luxembourg on Monday.</p>
<p>Ukraine has proven curiosity in coaching of primarily mechanised battalions and in addition medics, engineering and chemical troops, Cernochova stated.</p>
<p>The Czech Republic may also ship 55 troops as instructors or members of command constructions of the deliberate EU coaching mission in different EU member states.</p>
<p>Each components of the plan require parliamentary approval. </p>
<p>($1 = 23.4380 Czech crowns)</p>
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