EU Extends Ukraine Military Training Mission to 2028 With Nearly €300M in Funding
The mission will keep training Ukrainian troops in Europe while adding a Kyiv coordination cell to align instruction with battlefield lessons.
- The Council extended the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine mandate to Nov 15, 2028, allocating nearly €300 million in funding. The decision, adopted yesterday, establishes a training presence on Ukrainian soil.
- Launched on Oct 17, 2022, EUMAM has trained over 100,000 troops, far exceeding its initial 15,000-soldier goal. Historical instruction occurred at command centers in Poland and Germany, funded through the European Peace Facility.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the bloc secured funding for two new training centers in Ukraine. Support from the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, and Luxembourg closed "the gap that we had in financing," she said.
- Under the new mandate, EUMAM will establish a coordination cell in Kyiv to integrate battlefield experience into training. This enables direct coordination with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and allied partners.
- Russia is expected to intensify its winter campaign against critical infrastructure, shaping the mission's strategic focus. Cooperation continues with the Coalition of the Willing and NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine command.
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The EU is now also sending its military coordination directly to Ukraine. Almost 300 million euros are available for the next two years, while Germany is already co-financing the modernisation of Ukrainian training centres. However, a transfer of training to the war zone in 2024 was considered too risky. However, Kaja Kallas and the EU defence ministers are driving forward the expansion of military aid.
EU Makes Historic EUMAM Move, Establishing Military Mission Presence Inside Ukraine
The European Union is taking its military assistance mission for Ukraine onto Ukrainian soil, marking a major expansion of a program that has already trained roughly 100,000 Ukrainian service members across Europe.
EUMAM has trained more than 100,000 UPU fighters.
Since its creation in 2022, the mission has trained more than 100,000 soldiers at Kiev's request
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