US to replace battle group that trains Ukrainian military in Germany

General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said this during a press briefing.

"At the end of this month, the Arkansas Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will replace the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and assume command of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany," he said.

This New York-based battlegroup took over the leadership of the JMTGU in August 2022.

"We look forward to the arrival of the 39th and the continuation of the important work to provide Ukraine what it needs in terms of training," Ryder said.

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

• On April 6, Ukrainian tankers completed training on Challenger 2 in the United Kingdom and were to return home.