While Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko has focused on securing extra military equipment and ammunition,he said Ukraine would welcome any training assistance from Australia.
The United Kingdom has led efforts to provide basic military training to thousands of Ukrainian civilians by hosting them for combat courses in England.
Myroshnychenko said the British training program had provided a “massive” support to the Ukrainian war effort. Countries including New Zealand,Sweden and the Netherlands have sent military instructors to the UK to help the training effort,but Australia has no far not participated in the program.
Defence Minister Richard Marles said the government was considering sending Australian personnel to train Ukrainian forces,as well as providing Ukraine with additional military equipment.
“We need to be making sure we are supporting Ukraine over the long term so that we’re putting them in a position where they can actually resolve this conflict and end it on their own terms,” Marles said.
“Training is one of the measures that is being looked at.