The European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) is the

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's (EU) first-ever military assistance mission for

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

set up on 17 October 2022. The decision to establish EUMAM was made by the

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in response to Ukraine's request for military support during the ongoing Russian invasion of the country. The primary aim of the mission is to provide training to the

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in the territory of the EU member states.

Background

The diplomatic framework for the establishment of the EUMAM Ukraine was created by the 23–24 June 2022 EU's statement on its commitment to providing "military support to help Ukraine exercise its inherent right of self-defence against the Russian aggression" and the 30 September 2022 official letter by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defense of Ukraine to the

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, requesting military support. The

European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) is a civilian Common Security & Defence Policy (CSDP) mission of the European Union. It aims to assist Ukrainian authorities to reform civilian security sector. It provides strategic advice a ...

to support reforms in civilian security sector has been active since 2014.

Mission

The EUMAM Ukraine envisages individual, collective and specialized training to the

, including to their Territorial Defense Forces, and coordination and synchronization of the EU member states' activities supporting the delivery of training. EUMAM Ukraine will operate in the territory of the EU member states, with its Operational Headquarters within the

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(EEAS) in

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. The French naval officer, Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean—the incumbent Director of the

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within the EEAS—was appointed the Mission Commander. The EUMAM's mandate will initially last two years, with the financial reference amount of 106,7 million euros. The integration of the training components to create formed units takes place in a multinational Combined Arms Training Command (CAT-C) established in

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under the command of the Polish Major General Piotr Trytek. A multinational Special Training Command (STC) under the command of the German Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow commands training activities in

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to further enhance the training offer in full coordination with CAT-C. Other Member States provide specific training across Europe. EUMAM works closely together with all other like-minded international partners to provide training support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. All mission activities are located on EU soil.

Reactions

The EU's plan to establish a military training mission for Ukraine was condemned by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Maria Zakharova Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (russian: Мария Владимировна Захарова; born 24 December 1975) is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Spokesw ...

on 6 October 2022; she claimed the mission would make the EU "a party to the conflict".

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Background

Mission

Reactions

See also

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