Australian Defence Force personnel will train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia\u2019s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine\u2019s defence against Russia\u2019s illegal and immoral invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From mid-2026, the ADF will partner with the Norwegian-led multinational Operation Legio to train Ukrainian personnel in Poland, continuing the support provided under Australia\u2019s Operation Kudu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since January 2023, Operation Kudu has worked with the United Kingdom-led multinational training mission, Operation Interflex. This effort will now evolve under Operation Legio to deliver training closer to Ukraine\u2019s borders and better meet Ukraine\u2019s operational requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through Operation Kudu, the ADF has trained more than 3,650 Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in basic infantry tactics, leadership and military skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia continues to support Ukraine as an operational partner to NATO\u2019s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine initiative. This support has included deployments of an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Germany and Poland, as well as participation in the Coalition of the Willing and the Drone Capability Coalition for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, Australia has provided more than $1.7 billion in support for Ukraine, including $1.5 billion in military assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles MP:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia is continuing to adapt our contributions to Ukraine to ensure our support remains practical, relevant, and aligned with their most urgent needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am proud of the high quality training delivered by ADF personnel under Operation Kudu, and I thank the United Kingdom for their leadership under Operation Interflex.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australian Defence Force personnel will train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia\u2019s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine\u2019s defence against Russia\u2019s illegal and immoral invasion. From mid-2026, the ADF will partner with the Norwegian-led multinational Operation Legio to train Ukrainian personnel in Poland, continuing the support provided under Australia\u2019s Operation Kudu. Since January 2023, … Continue reading “ADF to support Ukraine training efforts in Poland”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39282,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39281\/revisions\/39282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}