About 200 Ukrainian soldiers have completed their training at the Spanish Infantry Academy in Toledo, the Spanish Ministry of Defense said. It has been reported TASS.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles held a graduation ceremony for nearly 200 Ukrainian soldiers who completed a five-week basic training course in Toledo as part of the EU’s aid mission in Kiev.
It was stated that the total number of soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who completed their training in Spain will exceed 850 people.
Previously reportedMadrid may deliver the first six Leopard tanks to Kiev “just after Easter” celebrated by Catholics on April 9. The exact timing of the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian side has not yet been announced.
On April 3, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor Yolanda Diaz, in an interview with the newspaper El País statedHe said diplomatic efforts must be redoubled to resolve the situation around Ukraine.