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Polish instructors to go to Ukraine: defense minister

Xinhua, February 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Wednesday his country has the plan to send instructors to Ukraine.

During an interview with Polish television TVN 24 on Wednesday evening, the minister informed about the plan of sending Polish instructors to Ukraine.

Their task would be to organize trainings Ukrainian instructors, who could afterwards serve as trainers for the Ukrainian sub-officers.

Siemoniak said: "Under the auspices of NATO, we are making preparations for a training mission directed to the Ukrainian non-commissioned officers."

"The decision is to be made in March. We want our instructors to conduct trainings in the centers nearby Kiev and Lviv, trainings for the Ukrainian instructors, who could afterwards train the officers," said Siemoniak.

The details are to be known in March.

On Tuesday, Britain announced its plan of sending 75 military instructors to Ukraine. Also American army plans to send instructors to Ukraine in the spring. Endit