China News Service, January 11 (CNN) reported that the US Department of Defense spokesman Ryder said on the 10th that about 90 to 100 Ukrainian soldiers will go to the United States as soon as next week to participate in the "Patriots". "Training of anti-aircraft missile systems.
Data map: "Patriot-3" air defense missile.
According to reports, the training program will take place in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Fort Sill, one of the Army's four basic training grounds and home to the Army's Field Artillery School, has been used to train soldiers for more than a century and is where the United States conducts its own air defense system operations and maintenance training.
Ryder, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, said that he could not give an exact time frame for the training. Usually, US soldiers need to be trained for up to a year, and this training may last for several months.
Last week, Ryder revealed that the United States is considering various options for the Patriot air defense missile system training site, "including in the United States, overseas or a combination of both."
He has also said that the Patriot missile can shoot down more cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and aircraft than the air defense system previously supplied to Ukraine.
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, the United States has provided a large amount of military assistance to Ukraine.
In December last year, the United States announced for the first time that it would provide Ukraine with the "Patriot" air defense missile system.
In this regard, Russia has repeatedly accused the United States of being further involved in the crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was "100%" confident that the Russian military would destroy the Pentagon's most advanced air defense system.
Medvedev, vice chairman of the Russian Security Council, also said earlier that if the "Patriot" system and NATO personnel are delivered to Ukraine, they will become Russia's legitimate military targets.