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Minister of National Defence and Chief of Defence of Lithuania visit Lithuanian military instructors training Ukrainian troops in Germany

Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence

2023-05-12
International cooperation | Minister's news

On May 12 Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Valdemaras Rupšys are visiting Lithuanian Armed Forces instructors providing training to Ukrainian military as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) at the Special Training Command in Germany. The first team of instructors formed by the Lithuanian Armed Forces Infantry Brigade Griffin left for Germany to start the mission on April 11 and will return on May 14.

"Lithuanian military instructors have already provided training to over 1 thousand Ukrainian colleagues since the war was started, and at least another 1 thousand is expected to add by the end of this year. Training assistance is a vital part of our support to Ukraine, therefore we are considering increasing the training tempo as we map out the support over the long-term and to assign more personnel for the task," said Minister of National Defence A. Anušauskas about further assistance to Ukraine.

The German-led multinational military training programme aims at strengthening military capacity of Ukraine so that is has a better ability to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and to protect the civilian population.

"Training the Ukrainians is our priority when it comes to international tasks. We are not only sharing knowledge that, I am certain, will be critical on the battlefield, but also learning from them. Including during joint tasks with one of our most important Allies, Germany. We will be looking for ways to increase and strengthen this training mission, especially from the perspective of a long-term assistance to Ukraine," said Chief of Defence Lt Gen V. Rupšys.

At the Special Training Command in Germany, Lithuanian military instructors with colleagues from Belgium, Norway, Slovenia and Germany are training the Ukrainians in the areas of weapon handling, medicine and engineering, train different levels of units on offensive and defensive tasks in urban or forested areas.

The Lithuanian military instructors are providing training to Ukrainian troops as part of different bilateral and international initiatives, in total, approx. 50 training programmes.