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"What we do through the training that we are providing and through the weapons that we are gifting to you is not a real story. We are just the footnotes in the stories that you and your countryman write every day that you fight for your freedom. You will never know how proud we are of the small parts that we are playing in that story. We are so full of our admiration for everything that you and the rest of Ukrainian Armed Forces and indeed that Ukrainian population as o whole are doing day and night to win back the Freedom and Sovereignty of your brilliant country!" - Minister of State for the Armed Forces James Heappey.
"We are proud to support Australian instructor's efforts in assisting the brave people of Ukraine in defending themselves against Russian aggression. We Stand with Ukraine. At a service in the United Kingdom, Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu joined representatives from the British Army and Ukrainian Armed Forces to commemorate one year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine." - Australian Army.
"Ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, Defence Minister James Heappey addressed hundreds of Ukrainian troops undergoing combat training in the UK. The UK and international partners have trained just over 10,000 Ukrainian recruits in the last six months." - Ministry of Defence.
