Ukraine's 6,000 militaries have been trained in France

This was stated by French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in an interview with Var Matin.

"In August, we achieved the annual goal of training 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers, distributed between France and Poland," he said.

He also noted that by the end of 2023, even more Ukrainian defenders will complete their training in France. According to him, some military personnel of the Armed Forces were trained in Poland with the support of Paris.

The minister drew attention to the fact that in order to carry out counteroffensive operations, the Armed Forces of Ukraine "needs a new generation of soldiers who have to be trained."

• As of July 15, 2023, 18,000 Ukrainian infantrymen were trained in the UK as part of the Op Interflex program. In August, about 900 Ukrainian marines completed a six-month training course in the UK: among the acquired skills are amphibious naval operations on small boats and beach raids