The Biden administration is considering a dramatic expansion in the training the US military provides to Ukrainian forces<\/a>, including instructing as many as 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers a month at a US base in Germany<\/a>, according to multiple US officials.<\/p>\n If adopted, the proposal would mark a significant increase not just in the number of Ukrainians the US trains but also in the type of training they receive. Since the start of the conflict in February, the US has trained only a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers<\/a>, mostly in small groups, on specific weapons systems.<\/p>\n Under the new program, the US would begin training much larger groups of Ukrainian soldiers in more sophisticated battlefield tactics, including how to coordinate infantry maneuvers with artillery support \u2013 \u201cmuch more intense and comprehensive\u201d training than Ukraine has been receiving in Poland or the UK, according to one source briefed on the proposal.<\/p>\n The proposal, which was made at the behest of Ukraine, is still under interagency review by the administration. News of its existence comes more than nine months into Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a> and as the onset of winter is expected to slow military operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n A senior Biden administration official declined to comment on the specifics of the planning, telling CNN that \u201cwe won\u2019t get ahead of decisions that haven\u2019t been made, but we are constantly looking for ways to make sure the Ukrainians have the skills they need to succeed on the battlefield as Ukraine defends their territory from Russian aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n How decisive so-called \u201ccombined arms training\u201d is likely to be on the battlefield remains an open question because the conflict has primarily been fought as a grinding war of attrition between two artillery armies, said Mike Kofman, an expert on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries at the Center for Naval Analyses.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a good idea because they [Ukraine] need all the training they can get,\u201d Kofman said. But the primary variable on the battlefield right now is the availability of ammunition on both sides, he said. \u201cThe Ukrainians aren\u2019t going to be as effective at combined arms maneuvers if they don\u2019t have enough artillery ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n US European Command declined to comment.<\/p>\n US officials tell CNN the colder weather and subsequent lull in fighting could offer a window to carry out a more robust training regimen, with Ukrainian forces split between the requirement for training outside the country and the need for manpower on the front lines. But those lines have stabilized to some extent, providing a potential opportunity for Ukraine to send out soldiers for the training to begin.<\/p>\nA grinding war of attrition<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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