Canada and Latvia will begin training Ukrainian soldiers on Latvian soil starting next week, Defence Minister Anita Anand says. The training will be part of Canada's efforts under Operation Unifier, currently underway in Poland and the U.K.
Anand said the expansion of the training program reflects how "our world is growing increasingly dark."
Helping Ukraine maintain its democracy and sovereignty is important to Canada and the world, she said, because it protects the international rules-based order that has kept the peace since the Second World War.Ukraine war doesn't seem to have an end in 'near term': AnandDefence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
About 45 of those soldiers are combat engineers tasked with training Ukrainians in advanced engineering skills, reconnaissance and the use of explosives.. The remaining ten CAF personnel are teaching Ukrainian solders skills and tactics to help them save lives in combat situations.
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