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London Pledges More Help In Training For Ukrainian Troops

August 12 2015

United Kingdom

The U.K. has decided to double the number of its troops training Ukrainian forces, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

"We are going to be adding training in ground threat awareness, train them in how to recognize mines and IEDs, training them in urban operations, how to defend themselves better in urban environments, in engineering expertise, how to fortify themselves better in the field," Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday.

Fallon made his remarks...

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