Foreign media: 120 people in New Zealand sent to the UK to assist in training Ukrainian soldiers

[Global Times special reporter Wang Miao in New Zealand] According to the New Zealand Herald reported on the 15th, the New Zealand National Defense Force will send 120 military personnel to the UK to assist in training Ukraine soldiers.

New Zealand Broadcasting Station (RNZ) reported on the 15th that New Zealand Defense Minister Hernell said that the 120 military personnel deployed were divided into two training teams. The task was mainly infantry training. Operation, battlefield emergency, combat technology, etc. This round of training is expected to train 800 Ukrainian soldiers, which helps Britain to complete a total of 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers. Herner reiterated that the New Zealand Defense Force did not enter Ukraine. Hernell emphasized the task of sending personnel to train Ukraine soldiers at the same time also provided the New Zealand National Defense Force with the opportunity to gain "valuable experience", that is, to complete the task with the Allied environment with the Allies. According to the currently announced plan, the New Zealand National Defense Force is preparing to complete personnel deployment in the next 3 weeks, and the entire training cycle will be on November 30 this year.

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New Zealand Foreign Minister Marhota said the deployment shows the values ​​of New Zealand and the "independent foreign policy". Beginning in February this year, the New Zealand government has provided millions of dollars to the United Nations Ukrainian Human Magazine Fund and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Since then, it has continuously added personnel, equipment and funding support, including bulletproof clothing, helmets and other non -deadly military equipment. -130 strong god transport aircraft, etc. New Zealand Prime Minister Adon mentioned that the total number of people sent by the New Zealand Defense Force to support Ukraine will reach 224, which is equivalent to Danish (130) and Sweden.

New Zealand's "STUFF" News Network reported on the 14th that Ukrainian President Zelezzki said in an interview with New Zealand reporters that world leaders, including Adon, need to visit Ukraine. Earlier this year, Adon rejected an invitation to visit Kyiv with Australian Prime Minister Albonese. She said that despite the "no cancellation (visiting) option", "but frankly, I have not traveled to the region and even Europe." However, Aden reiterated that New Zealand "will continue to respond to Ukraine's needs", and she believes that soldiers training is one of the highest priority matters in Ukraine.

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