France will transfer to Ukraine Crotale air defense systems and will teach 2,000 Ukrainian military
According to him, the Armed Forces fighters will undergo an extended training program. Training will take several weeks in the territory of military units in France. During this, the military will learn to use equipment and will be trained in logistics and other needs. "We note the fact that the war will, unfortunately, will continue. The new generation of soldiers should also be trained to withstand the distance," the minister said.
He noted that expanded training, which France now offers, is a very important step and changes scale. Sebastian Lecorton also stated that the Crotale SC would prove particularly useful in the fight against drones and air bombardments. There are 12 such installations in France, the head of the Ministry of Defense did not specify how many of them will receive Kyiv. However, he stressed that "it will be important for them to protect their sky.
" He also said that the goal of France is that Ukraine can deploy them for two months, including the Armed Forces training time for their use. France has put 18 self -propelled CEASER artillery installations in Ukraine and negotiates another six. Lecorny said that Paris also studies Kiev's request for rocket launcher. In addition, the French government has created a fund of 100 million euros, which Ukraine can use to buy what it needs, provided that the supplier is France.
According to the minister, Kyiv has already ordered the supply of pontoon crossings. Crotale is a French All -Hentited Low Down anti -aircraft missile complex, designed to combat air targets in the range of medium, small and extremely small heights. It can be used both for aircraft strategically important support points, management centers, starting positions of rockets, and direct cover of combat orders of troops.