U.S. military to expand training of Ukrainian forces in Germany

FILE PHOTO: Olexandr, 41, and Petro, 50, members of the Ukrainian National guard demining team Battalion Dnipro 1, walk in mine fields, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the northern part of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military announced on Thursday it will expand wartime training in Germany of Ukrainian military personnel fighting Russia's invasion with a focus on joint maneuver and combined arms operations.

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said the training of about 500 Ukrainians a month will start in January, building on more than 15,000 Ukrainian forces trained by the United States and its allies since April.