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At the same time, Ukraine needs a strong army, Poroshenko said during his visit to Ternopil.

"We will return Donbas by political and diplomatical means. But we must have a strong army," Tsegolko quoted the head of state as saying.

Read alsoSummary of Donbas reintegration bill: Russian occupation, liberation, division of powersAs UNIAN reported earlier, 28 full-fledged combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been trained in line with NATO standards.

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It was also reported that in 2017, some 297 instructors have already been qualified to train military personnel according to NATO guidelines. A total number of such military instructors since the beginning of the military reform has reached about 1,200, with 600 of them having been trained with the participation of foreign supervisors.