Ukrainian Soldiers to Train on Missile System in US
2023-01-15
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1About 100 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system.
2The system is able to identify and shoot down enemy aircraft and missiles.
3The decision to train the Ukrainian soldiers and provide the missile defense system came out of the December visit to the U.S. by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
4The Ukrainian president said the system and training would make a difference in his country's war with Russia.
5The number of soldiers coming to the U.S. is the number required to operate one missile system.
6An American military spokesperson said the soldiers will also learn about long-term care for the system.
7The official also said Ukraine's armed forces will be reduced by 100 soldiers during the training period, which normally takes many months.
8The Ukrainian training will be briefer so the soldiers can return to the ongoing fighting.
9The soldiers will stay at Fort Sill, a Patriot missile training center.
10The U.S. offered Ukraine one missile system during meetings in December, along with other military aid. Germany also offered a Patriot system last week.
11Each Patriot system comes with eight launchers that carry four missiles.
12The U.S. said it has 16 groups of soldiers that operate Patriot missile systems.
13The Patriot systems will add to air defenses already sent by the U.S. and other NATO partners.
14Ukraine has been defending itself from Russian missile and drone attacks for nearly one year.
15The war started in late February of last year.
16I'm Dan Friedell.
1About 100 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system. 2The system is able to identify and shoot down enemy aircraft and missiles. 3The decision to train the Ukrainian soldiers and provide the missile defense system came out of the December visit to the U.S. by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 4The Ukrainian president said the system and training would make a difference in his country's war with Russia. 5The number of soldiers coming to the U.S. is the number required to operate one missile system. An American military spokesperson said the soldiers will also learn about long-term care for the system. 6The official also said Ukraine's armed forces will be reduced by 100 soldiers during the training period, which normally takes many months. The Ukrainian training will be briefer so the soldiers can return to the ongoing fighting. 7The soldiers will stay at Fort Sill, a Patriot missile training center. 8The U.S. offered Ukraine one missile system during meetings in December, along with other military aid. Germany also offered a Patriot system last week. 9Each Patriot system comes with eight launchers that carry four missiles. The U.S. said it has 16 groups of soldiers that operate Patriot missile systems. 10The Patriot systems will add to air defenses already sent by the U.S. and other NATO partners. 11Ukraine has been defending itself from Russian missile and drone attacks for nearly one year. The war started in late February of last year. 12I'm Dan Friedell. 13Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 14___________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16drone -n. an unmanned aircraft controlled by someone far away, often used for attacks in war or to take photos from above 17___________________________________________________________________ 18We want to hear from you. Do you think the missile system will change the war in Ukraine? 19We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 20Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.