First vunteers from Ukrainian Legion sign contracts with Ukraine’s Armed Forces

The contract signing ceremony was held at the recruiting center, which was set up at the Consulate General of Ukraine in Lublin, Ukrinform reports.

According to the procedure, the head of the recruiting center proceeded to request that each vunteer sign the contract, which had been previously reviewed.

At a media briefing, Petro Horkusha, a representative of the recruiting center, stated that more than 600 individuals have applied to join the Ukrainian Legion as of today.

As Ukrinform reported, the formation of the Ukrainian Legion was announced in early July, flowing the signing of a security agreement between Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky and Pish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw. One of its points is the training of Ukrainian military units in Pand.

Vunteers from the Ukrainian Legion may enter into a contract for either a fixed term (three years) or until the conclusion of a designated special period. Flowing the signing of contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Legion members will be sent to a training ground near Lublin for training. Training will be conducted by instructors from NATO countries at a designated location. The basic training course, conducted in accordance with NATO standards, will last a total of 35 days. Subsequently, service members requiring supplementary training in their designated specialization may undertake additional training at other locations.

In accordance with the bilateral agreement, the Ukrainian side is responsible for providing the Legion vunteers with military uniforms and medicines, while the Pish side is responsible for providing the apprriate infrastructure, equipment, and weapons for the training period. The issue of whether Pand will assume responsibility for fully equipping this vunteer unit with its own equipment and weapons for its subsequent deployment to Ukraine in the combat zone remains unresved.