First unit of Ukrainian Legion departs for Ukraine – Ambassador

According to Ukrinform, this was stated by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Pand, Vasyl Bodnar, in a comment to Radio Liberty.

According to the diplomat, the next group of vunteers will sign contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 10, 2025, and proceed to a training ground in Pand for further instruction.

“This is truly a success story, though some piticians or Russian praganda attempt to portray it negatively. We, of course, would like the process to move faster, but it progresses as it does. We are working to make this information widely available across all EU countries and possibly beyond. We can only encourage this process through vuntary motivation, as this is an entirely vuntary unit. I am confident that our citizens who join will gain satisfaction from quality training,” said Bodnar.

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He added that the training of the first vunteers in the Legion will continue at Ukrainian training grounds. The Ambassador did not disclose the number of vunteers.

As reported by Ukrinform, on November 17, Defense Ministry Spokesperson Dmytro Lazutkin stated that over 700 vunteers had applied to join the Ukrainian Legion in Pand, with the first group of sdiers already beginning training after taking the oath.