EU adopts assistance measure worth €16 million to support capacity building of Ukrainian Army

On 15 November, the Council of the European Union adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €16 million to support the capacity building of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). 

The EUMAM Ukraine, formally established on 17 October and now officially launched, will enhance the military capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to allow them to defend Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders, as well as to protect the civilian population. 

Both EUMAM Ukraine and the assistance measure were designed based on Ukraine’s operational requirements and will finance the provision by EU member states of:

• ammunition, military equipment and platforms designed to deliver lethal force;
• transportation, custody and maintenance and repair of the equipment financed through the assistance measure.

EUMAM will also provide individual, collective and specialised training to up to 15,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel over multiple locations in the territory of EU member states.

The assistance measure will have a duration of 24 months, and adds to the successive EU contributions for Ukraine under the EPF, which now amount to more than €3.1 billion.

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