Lieutenant General Oleshchuk anticipates the new Ukrainian operators to "return to Ukraine with the knowledge, skills, and the Mamba systems themselves" in the spring, once training on the medium-range air defense systems is completed in the spring.
"I sincerely thank the Governments of France and Italy for their decision regarding the provision of SAMP/T-Mamba anti-aircraft systems to protect Ukraine from Russian missile terror and strengthen the country's air defense. I immediately decided to send the necessary number of units of anti-aircraft missile forces for training. And they are already on their way," stated Oleshchuk.Read also:
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