Yavawav, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces on Friday were trained at the Yavaiv military base in West Ukraine, using anti-tank missiles, launchers, and other military hardware delivered by the United States as part of a $ 200 million security package.
Soldiers, some in white camouflage gear, firing missiles or stands observed, while military vehicles drove across the snowy landscape.
Ukraine has received a planeloads of u.s. Aid Military when making braces for the possibility of an attack after Russia fostered tens of thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border in a few weeks. Moscow denies planning everything.
“These weapons will help stop military vehicles, ruin and in their urban environment will allow us to destroy the building where enemies are hiding,” said Andriy Bestyuk, spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.
“If you want peace, be prepared for a war,” a soldier said, whose face was closed and did not reveal his name.
Defense Minister Ukraine Oleksia Reznikov on Friday night said that the next planeload from A.S. Weapons are expected to arrive soon.
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