“Training of special agents and intelligence officers of the NGU is close to the level in the Canadian Armed Forces” — Commander of Operation “UNIFIER” Melanie Lake
The commander of the Joint Operational and Tactical Group of the Armed Forces of Canada (Operation “UNIFIER”) in Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake visited the Training and Combat Center for Special Operations of the International Center of NGU in Vyshhorod, Kyiv region.
The command of Operation “UNIFIER” got acquainted with the infrastructure of the Training and Combat Center. Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake also attended the training of special officers and scouts of the NGU, which are held with the participation of Canadian instructors.
During the meeting, the National Guard from the command of the NGU was represented by the Head of the Department of International Cooperation Colonel Volodymyr Hrabchak with a group of officers of the State Department of NGU. According to him, both sides actively demonstrate the desire to consolidate and deepen cooperation in various areas of activity.
During the briefing, the parties outlined the main directions of development of cooperation on the training of servicemen of special purpose units of the NGU, in particular preparation for the basic course of snipers and discussed the progress of conducting basic courses of scouts and special officers, which are currently underway on the basis of the Training and Combat Center.
The parties noted the positive level of cooperation, interaction and understanding between representatives of the National Guard and Operation “UNIFIER”.
As a result of the meeting, the commander of Operation “UNIFIER” Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake drew attention to the fact that the main effort in cooperation with the Canadian side will be the development of institutional capacities and in particular noted:
“I am grateful for the opportunity to visit this Training Center and am very pleased to see the personnel of the operation working together with Ukrainian special forces and intelligence officers. The training that I see here right now is almost identical to the training that takes place in the Canadian Armed Forces. Our instructors give you their experience, but also have the opportunity to learn combat experience from the Ukrainian side. Today, our main goal is to assist the personnel of the Training and Combat Center in conducting various trainings, so that in the future the Ukrainian side can conduct such courses independently.”
Information and Communication Department of the International Center of NGU
