These soldiers have been trained and supervised since September by 1,500 French soldiers from the “Champagne” task force. Their training ends. A glimmer of hope for Ukraine?
A glimmer of hope for Ukraine? According to Blickwhich is based on information from the Ukrinform news agency, 4,500 soldiers should be deployed in the coming days on the front of the country invaded by Russia. And not just any: those of the “Anna of kyiv” brigade, known to have been queen of France in the 11th century. Troops trained in France and particularly well equipped: “tanks, artillery pieces and other heavy weapons of French manufacture”explain our colleagues.
Task force “Champagne”
These soldiers have been trained and supervised since September by 1,500 French soldiers from the “Champagne” task force. This intensive training is based, according to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, “on feedback from the Russian-Ukrainian front. It is based on a realistic environment, including a network of trenches, a combat environment in real conditions and the use of drones”.
In the Grand Est, the training of the Anne of kyiv brigade is coming to an end.
The President of the Republic was committed to this: our armies are training and equipping a Ukrainian brigade.
With @jnbarrot to attend their last exercise, a model of support that only France implements… pic.twitter.com/3Fab9D570s
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) https://twitter.com/SebLecornu/status/1857116815509311826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The objective of France and Ukraine was to produce in two and a half months “an operational brigade formed, equipped and trained in combat […] At the end of the training, the Ukrainian brigade will be operational and equipped with 128 armored front vehicles, 18 Caesar cannons, 18 AMX10RC reconnaissance armored vehicles, 10 TRM as well as 20 Milan posts..
According to Blick, the “Anna of kyiv” special unit could have a decisive influence on the fighting, particularly in Donbass. As of November 1, 2024, more than 14,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by France, recalls the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
“Just and lasting peace”
Still, Ukraine must do everything in its power to ensure that the war with Russia ends diplomatically next year, President Volodimir Zelensky said. In a radio interview broadcast on Saturday, the Ukrainian head of state acknowledged that the situation on the battlefield in the east of the country was currently difficult and that Russia was making progress. He stressed that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was not interested in a peace deal.
These comments come as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with the Russian president on Friday and asked him to prepare to negotiate a “just and lasting peace” a Ukraine.
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