Military Training Efforts For Ukraine Hit Milestones

A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France (AP) — Combat training programs provided by Ukraine’s allies are hitting major milestones even as global attention shifts to the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign training is improving Ukraine’s odds of victory and helping it hold out against the Russian invasion grinding into a second winter. The training also makes concrete allies’ promises to stick with Ukraine for the long haul. The Associated Press was granted access to a training base in rural France last week where instructors put Ukrainians through their paces at the tail-end of a four-week training course. French trainers say they have learned through experience that it’s unwise to get too friendly with trainees — because some of them are sure to be killed back home.