EU Extends Ukraine Military Training Mission to 2028 With Nearly €300M in Funding
European Union (EU) member states agreed on Monday, Nov. 9, to extend their military training mission for Ukraine to Nov. 15, 2028. The programme will be backed with nearly €300 million ($335 million) in fresh funding. For the first time since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war, Brussels will set up the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM) presence in…
On November 9, the Council of the European Union extended Ukraine's military training mission, EUMAM, until November 15, 2028, with nearly €300 million ($335 million) in new funding. This decision came two years after the mission's launch in 2022 at Ukraine's request, initially with a budget of approximately €107 million ($119 million) and a goal of training 15,000 Ukrainian military personnel.
The extension aims to better align training with frontline conditions and incorporate Ukraine's Defense Forces' direct combat experience. A coordination cell in Kyiv will focus on battlefield experience and military education, while two training centers in Ukraine are to be modernized. The EU secured full funding for these centers, with contributions from countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, and Luxembourg.
Ukraine's Defense Forces have already exceeded the original training target of 15,000 personnel, with over 100,000 now having received training. The mission, which began at Ukraine's request, has been providing basic to specialist training, with most work taking place in Poland and Germany. As Russia is expected to intensify its winter campaign, EUMAM's role becomes even more critical in supporting Ukraine's defense against ballistic missiles and addressing shortages in Patriot interceptors.
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