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New Canadian military commander takes over in Ukraine


The new commander of Joint Task Force-Ukraine (JTF-U), Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Lubiniecki, assumed command from Lieutenant-Colonel Wayne Niven on Tuesday during a ceremony at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Starychi, Ukraine. The ceremony marks the transition between Rotations 2 and 3 of Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s capacity building and military training mission in Ukraine, according to the Canadian Forces.
As commander of JTF-U, Lieutenant-Colonel Lubiniecki commands approximately 200 Canadian military personnel with the mission to conduct training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in areas such as tactical army skills, leadership development, explosive ordnance disposal, battlefield medical aid, military police skills, …read more

Source: Ottawa Citizen

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