The European Union will deploy a military mission on the territory of Ukraine for the first time.
The European Union has decided to transfer part of the work of its mission to train the Ukrainian army directly to the territory of Ukraine, the Council of the European Union said in a statement.
The EUMAM Ukraine mission, created in 2022, has so far trained Ukrainian military personnel on the territory of the European Union. She will now work in Ukraine in coordination with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and international partners. At the same time, the number of the team being sent, their status, location and start date have not yet been specified.
The Council of the European Union also extended the mission's mandate until 15 November 2028 and allocated almost 300 million euros for its activities. Since its inception, more than 100,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been trained within EUMAM.
Russia has previously said it would see the deployment of Western forces in Ukraine as a threat to its security.