WARSAW - NATO Allied Land Commander Lt. Gen. Frederick Ben Hodges (U.S. army) has said that the U.S. military will start training Ukrainian soldiers, who are battling Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, in March.
Hodges said the Americans would train the Ukrainians on how to better defend themselves against “Russian and rebel artillery and rockets.” Training will also include how to secure roads, bridges and other infrastructure, and treating and evacuating casualties.
He spoke during a visit to NATO’s Multinational Corps Northeast Headquarters in the Polish city of Szczecin.
