#Ukraine's success so far vs #Russia no shock to US forces helping them train since 2015
"They used that time very wisely" per BrigGen Joseph Hilbert, 7th Army Training Command in #Grafenwoehr #Germany
"The worst things the Russians did was gave us eight years to prepare"
"They used that time very wisely" per BrigGen Joseph Hilbert, 7th Army Training Command in #Grafenwoehr #Germany
"The worst things the Russians did was gave us eight years to prepare"
#Ukraine-"they took the training to heart" per BrigGen Hilbert, briefing reporters
"We did see over time an investment in a noncommissioned officer corps as an example" he said "All of that investment and in their capabilities & their forces... you just see how it's paid off"
"We did see over time an investment in a noncommissioned officer corps as an example" he said "All of that investment and in their capabilities & their forces... you just see how it's paid off"
"We see it at the individual level in the soldiers that come here to train in not just their motivation, but then also both their technical, their tactical capabilities & their wherewithal when they come in to go through the training" per BrigGen Hilbert
With current training - #Ukraine forces still able to get to #Germany, other locations without any problems, per BrigGen Hilbert
#Ukraine troops "are learning based off of the behavior they're seeing" from #Russia, per BrigGen Hilbert
"They're making the adaptations that they need"
"They're making the adaptations that they need"
From 2015 - January 2022, US has trained 23,000+ #Ukraine troops from 17 battalions & 11 brigades at training center in #Yavoriv, per BrigGen Hilbert
Cost of the training - $126 million, he says
Cost of the training - $126 million, he says
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