Five training modules for Ukrainian military has been completed

•  Spain is currently the only country with active courses in the framework of the EUMAM-Ukraine mission

Five of the seven training modules of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM UA), in which around 250 Ukrainian military personnel have completed their training, are coming to an end.

At the moment, Spain is the only country in the European Union that maintains active training actions, specifically the twenty-fifth course on Basic Recruit (Basic Training), given in Toledo; and the second course on Demining EOD-2, carried out in Hoyo de Manzanares (Madrid).

Among the training modules that have been completed are the 24th Basic Recruit, held in Cadiz; the 12th Combat Engineer, held in Burgos; the 13th Combat Medic Course, conducted in Toledo; the 9th Squad Commander, which took place in Gerona; and the 3rd Patriot Maintenance, which took place in Valencia.

The European Union Military Assistance Mission in Support to Ukraine (EUMAM-UA) in Spain has almost 7,000 Ukrainian military personnel trained. Since the first 65 Ukrainian military personnel began their training in Toledo on 5 November 2022 as students of the Basic Training Course (BTC) 1, there has been a notable progression, both in terms of the diversity of modules and the number of military personnel trained. In fact, the military capabilities of the Spanish Armed Forces respond to specific operational needs in response to certain risks and threats.

In the coming months, new modules will be launched, confirming the importance of international cooperation in this field and expanding the capabilities requested by the Ukrainian government.

EUMAM UA, support to Ukraine

The EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) was approved by Council Decision on 17 October 2022. It aims to strengthen the capacity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and to deter and respond to possible future military offensives by Russia and other potential aggressors. EUMAM works closely with all other like-minded international partners to provide training support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

EUMAM is also open to the participation of third States. All mission activities take place on EU soil. So far, 24 EU Member States - most notably Spain - have provided training modules and personnel to Ukrainian military personnel.

In Spain, training activities are directed by the Toledo Training Coordination Centre (TTCC) -under the direction of the Operations Command, to which it reports organically- and coordinates its activities with different international structures, not only in the sphere of the European Union, but also in the framework of multinational agreements. Since the start of this European mission, Spain has expanded the modality of the courses, which are now taught in different units of the Spanish Armed Forces.

The TTCC consists of a Headquarters in Burgos, on which the Combat Training Unit (UFC) in Toledo (of a permanent nature and which carries out both basic training and different specific courses) and the Training Modules (TM), which are activated to provide instruction in the specialities that are requested. These courses take place in the facilities that the Armies and the Navy have in various locations throughout Spain.

The Spanish Armed Forces have extensive experience in training personnel from the Armed Forces and security forces of other countries, such as Iraq, Mali and Somalia, among others.