Norway soon to start training Ukrainian soldiers

Ukrainian soldiers will undergo marksmanship, command control, and medical training in Norway for the first time.

The Dagens Næringsliv newspaper was the first to write about it.

The first Ukrainian soldiers, about a hundred men, will arrive this spring at the National Guard base in Trondelag. They will stay in Norway for five to six weeks before new Ukrainian contingents take over later this year, Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram told the newspaper.

Fewer Ukrainian soldiers have been on Norwegian soil in the past, but only to receive training on equipment provided by Norway.

"What is new is that we are offering specialised training for Ukrainian soldiers in Norway, not only related to the materiel part. There will now be training in sanitation, sniper shooting, and a command and control course. This is a big contribution, which will be noticeable," Gram said.

We shall remind you that on January 25, Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram confirmed his intentions to transfer Western-style tanks to Ukraine.