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New Zealand deploys army to train Ukrainian soldiers | World | T.W.

The New Zealand government announced this Monday (08.15.2022) that it would send 120 members of its armed forces to the United Kingdom to train around 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers as part of an international project to help Queue defend itself against invasion. Part of Russia.

“We know that one of Ukraine’s top priorities right now is to train its soldiers,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement today, announcing that the training will begin this month and end on June 30.

Last July, the United Kingdom launched a training program for Ukrainian soldiers in surveillance tactics and weapons handling, among other tasks, and first aid to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russians.

Sanctions on Russian companies

Around 10,000 Ukrainian troops and more than 1,000 British soldiers are expected to take part in the New Zealand-cooperative military project, which will be carried out in various parts of British territory in the coming months.

“The training will be conducted exclusively at one of four sites designated for that purpose in the UK and the NZDF (New Zealand Defense Force) will not enter Ukraine,” the head of the Ministry of Defense said in a statement released today. Defense of Maritime Country, Beeni Henare.

New Zealand indicated it had sent a plane to deliver aid to the European country to fight against an “illegal” invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Likewise, the Ardern government set aside about 40 million New Zealand dollars (28.4 million US dollars or 27.7 million euros) while imposing sanctions on 840 Russian individuals and companies since the invasion began on February 24.

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mg (efe, Reuters)