At a former Soviet military base outside of the western Ukrainian town of Lviv, about 300 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, which is based in Vicenza, Italy, are training the Ukrainian National Guard.
The six-month U.S. training exercise, called Fearless Guardian, officially began on April 20. The training is focused on both teaching individual skills and modeling the institution of the Ukrainian National Guard on the U.S. military.
Yet, beyond the official syllabus, looming over the training is the knowledge that the Ukrainian soldiers here will likely see combat soon after their training is over.
Many of the U.S. paratroopers …read more
Source: Newsweek
