Irish military begins training AFU to defuse bombs in Cyprus

Chief of Staff of the Irish Defense Forces Lieutenant General Sean Clancy said this, the Irish Times reports.

“Ireland has committed to sending up to 30 Defence Forces personnel to take part in training in areas such as ordnance disposal and combat medicine,” the statement says. 

Clancy emphasized that Irish troops are already in Cyprus, conducting basic training for Ukrainian forces in the disposal of unexploded ordnance and demining.

• At the end of March, the Pentagon announced that more than 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers were training abroad. It was also later reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would begin training on American M1-A1 Abrams tanks 'relatively soon.'

• On April 6, Ukrainian tank crews completed their training at Challenger 2 in the UK and were to return home.