Ukraine numbers 700 first recruits of its volunteer legion to be trained in Poland

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MADRID 12 Nov. () –

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reported that there are already almost 700 requests from national volunteers to join the Ukrainian Legion, who will receive basic training in the Polish city of Lublin, prior to becoming part of the Armed Forces while the invasion continues. Russian.

The spokesperson for the Defense Ministry, Dimitro Lazutkin, highlighted that the first volunteers who have already signed their contracts this Monday and have begun training are not only Ukrainian citizens residing in Poland, but there are also those who have arrived from Czech Republic, Ireland, or Germany.

“Some have basic military training, others do not, but all will receive training with instructors from NATO countries, not just Poles,” explained Lazutkin, who added that all these personnel have the same labor rights as the rest of the military. Ukrainians once their contracts were signed.

Lazutkin has also highlighted that many of these requests correspond to women, although it is still early to talk about numbers. “They also want to voluntarily join the defense forces,” he said, Ukrinform reports.

While not specifically listed, this task force is part of a much broader security agreement signed in July 2024 by kyiv and Warsaw, at a time when Ukraine is having problems with recruitment as the war and the Discontent and fatigue spread among the troops.

These Ukrainian volunteers will first receive basic military training on Polish territory by instructors from NATO countries, which, according to their own parameters, lasts 35 days. Later, they can specialize in other places before entering combat.