Army National Guard members from upstate New York are taking over the mission to train Ukrainian soldiers in their homeland, according to U.S. News & World Report, with reference to The Associated Press.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine and the Department of National Defense at the Canadian Armed Forces will have completed the development of an open technical cooperation agreement by November 10, according to the MIA's press service.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine can ensure peace in Donbas by political and diplomatic means, but only with a strong army, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Lieutenant-General Yuriy Allerov says the war in Donbas will not last long.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has dismissed Valeriy Rudnytskiy from the post of deputy commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, according to presidential decree No. 147/2017 posted on the presidential website.