Denmark will send military instructors to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers, and has also offered to train officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Denmark, Reuters reports.
The government’s announcement in Copenhagen comes ahead of a meeting on Thursday between Denmark’s defense minister and his counterparts in Kyiv and London.
During the meeting, it is planned to discuss long-term support for Ukraine in terms of military training, demining of the territory of Ukraine and the supply of weapons.
The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain on Monday accused Russia of the fact that it began to install on the territory of Ukraine mines of the “butterfly” type, which are known for a large number of victims among children.
“Denmark will support a UK-led project with 130 Danish soldiers and also offer to train Ukrainian officers in Denmark,” the Danish Ministry of Defense said in a press release on Wednesday.
It says that Danish instructors will conduct basic military training, which will include training in tactical operations and urban combat for Ukrainian soldiers who have no military experience or have only received basic training.
Denmark’s support for Ukraine
Denmark has participated in British and Canadian military training missions in Ukraine since 2015 and has provided arms and cyber defense support to Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
Among the weapons the Copenhagen government has delivered to Kyiv are powerful Harpoon anti-ship missiles, which it announced on May 24 it had sent to Ukraine to help it unblock Odesa and other port cities in the country that were under Russian blockade. at the time.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of the most active supporters of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, has been saying since the end of April that the British armed forces will train Ukrainian soldiers on the territory of Great Britain.
Johnson assured Ukraine that regardless of who will become his successor as the head of the Conservative Party and assume the position of prime minister, he will continue to strongly support Kyiv.
Boris Johnson resigned from both posts on July 7, but is acting as caretaker in Downing Street until the Conservatives elect a successor.
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