Around 200 Ukrainian soldiers complete training on Abrams tanks in Germany

Ukrainian soldiers training on American M1 Abrams tanks in Germany have reached the end of their planned training program, Report informs via foreign media.

Around 200 Ukrainians "just completed one of the last phases of their 12-week training program, a combined arms, battalion force-on-force exercise at Hohenfels Training Area," said Col. Martin O'Donnell, a spokesperson for US Army Europe and Africa, in a statement.

The soldiers will now head back to the Grafenwoehr Training Area, where they trained previously

"There, at the request of Ukraine, the soldiers will maintain their operator and maintenance proficiency until the 31 tanks the US has committed to refurbish and to deliver to Ukraine by the fall are ready," O'Donnell added.

The training is expected to last for weeks and stretch into fall.