1st class of Ukraine fighters finishes advanced US training


              In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Soldiers from Battery A, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct live-fire exercises using the M109 Paladins at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, March 14, 2022. The first class of 635 Ukrainian fighters has finished a five-week advanced U.S. training course in Germany on sophisticated combat skills and armored vehicles, including M109 Paladins, that will be critical in the coming spring offensive against the Russians, the Pentagon said Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Capt. Patrick M. Connelly/U.S. Army via AP)
            
              In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Soldiers from Battery A, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct live-fire exercises using the M109 Paladins at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, March 14, 2022. The first class of 635 Ukrainian fighters has finished a five-week advanced U.S. training course in Germany on sophisticated combat skills and armored vehicles, including M109 Paladins, that will be critical in the coming spring offensive against the Russians, the Pentagon said Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Capt. Patrick M. Connelly/U.S. Army via AP)
            United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reads a statement following a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
1st class of Ukraine fighters finishes advanced US training