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NZ deploys 120 troops to UK to train Ukrainian troops
The New Zealand government said on Monday it was sending 120 military personnel to Britain to help train Ukrainians in frontline combat.
The deployment will allow the two infantry training teams to equip Ukrainian personnel with core skills to be effective in combat, including weapon handling, combat first aid, operational rules and skills. other.
The training of about 800 Ukrainian soldiers will be conducted exclusively at one of four locations in the UK, and New Zealand defense personnel will not travel to Ukraine, the government said in a statement. declare.
“We have made it clear that a blatant attack on a country’s sovereignty and subsequent loss of innocent lives is wrong and intolerable. Our condemnation will continue to go beyond words and include support for criticism,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference to announce the deployment.
She emphasized that the New Zealand military has not and will not be involved in the war in Ukraine.
Thirty New Zealand defense personnel completed a deployment in May to train Ukrainian servicemen to operate artillery.
The training deployment is part of a series of actions in response to Russia’s 24 February invasion of its southern neighbor, including financial assistance of more than NZD 40 million ($25.70 million). ) and punished 840 individuals and organizations.
