Second Batch Of Ukraine Troops Finish Training On Patriot In Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets with members of the Patriot air-defense system unit as he visits the Cologne-Bonn Air Force on October 23.

Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, has trained a second group of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot air-defense system. After more than six weeks, the training of around 70 men and women was nearing completion. The defense of Ukrainian airspace is a central task, said Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow, commander of the multinational Special Training Command, during a visit to the training site. He pointed out that Russian attacks were specifically directed against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.