The Ukrainian military in the US next week will begin training on the Patriot missile system. This is reported by CNN, citing informed officials.
The training program will be held at the Fort Sill base in Oklahoma. The US now conducts its own exercises there to operate and maintain advanced air defense systems. Fort Sill is one of four training centers on the U.S. Army base and has been training artillerymen in the field for more than a century.
Training the Ukrainians in the complex system will take “several months,” the deputy assistant secretary of defense said. Defense for Russian Affairs, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper. At the same time, she refused to give specific dates for the completion of the training.