Anna of Kyiv Brigade, trained by France and equipped with modern equipment, is ready to return home to fight.

Recently, information about the Anna of Kyiv Brigade of Ukraine training in France has always attracted special attention from the press.

Anna of Kyiv Brigade, trained by France and equipped with modern equipment, is ready to return home to fight.

Saturday, November 23, 2024 09:18 AM (GMT+7)

Recently, information about the Anna of Kyiv Brigade of Ukraine training in France has always attracted special attention from the press.

“The Anna of Kyiv Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (i.e. the 155th Mechanized Infantry Brigade), trained and equipped by France, is ready for combat after completing its training,” Militarnyi said.

The above information was announced by Ukrainian Defense Minister - Mr. Rustem Umerov at a press conference. According to Militarnyi.

At the same time, the military official clarified some relevant details: "The French partner not only provides our soldiers with high-quality combined military training, but also modern military equipment and weapons." According to Militarnyi.

“The list of vehicles includes armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, wheeled tanks, trucks, situational awareness systems and many other necessary weapons and equipment”… According to Militarnyi.

The brigade became the first unit to be fully trained and equipped by France within the framework of the European Union's military assistance mission to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The international media learned about the selection, training and equipping of an entire Ukrainian Army brigade in France in early October 2024, when President Emmanuel Macron made a shocking announcement. According to Militarnyi.

“I have given Kyiv my commitment, Paris is now training 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers in Grand Est, with the equipment they will use in carrying out their missions,” Macron announced along with a video of the training, according to Militarnyi.

It should be emphasized that the special feature of the special military assistance package that France provides to Ukraine is an entire mechanized brigade that is trained and equipped synchronously. According to Militarnyi.

This unit uses full French weapons, the exact type that the soldiers have been trained in, typically VAB armored personnel carriers, AMX-10RC wheeled tanks, CAESAR self-propelled guns, Mistral shoulder-fired air defense missiles and Milan anti-tank missiles. According to Militarnyi.

At the end of October 2024, the press learned about Ukraine's agreement with the French government to equip an additional mechanized brigade with Parisian weapons as part of a military aid package. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on his social media page. "The third year of full-scale war continues, and now our soldiers on the front line need to recover. Therefore, we are urgently equipping a new brigade," according to Militarnyi.

"We have cooperated and France has trained and armed a brigade, and there is a similar agreement between the two sides with another brigade," Mr. Zelensky emphasized. According to Militarnyi.

Not stopping there, the Ukrainian President also called on partners to support the previously proposed "Northern Brigades" project, which aims to provide training and equipment packages for Ukrainian infantry battalions in each Scandinavian country. According to Militarnyi.

"We offer partner countries to join us in creating Scandinavian Brigades, which will firmly demonstrate your commitment to protecting European security," President Zelensky concluded, according to Militarnyi.

PV (according to ANTĐ)

Source: https://danviet.vn/lu-doan-anna-of-kyiv-do-phap-huan-luyen-trang-bi-hien-dai-san-sang-ve-nuoc-tham-chien-20241123091344868.htm