How much non-boots-on-the-ground support is the US providing Ukraine?

[Stinky The Clown]

I can imagine we are sharing lots of NSA and CIA data to help with strategy?

I can imagine real time satellite data.

I can even imagine direct command and control of some weapons systems.

In fact, I can imagine we're doing everything we can short of US-issue shoes and boots on Ukrainian soil.

[empedocles]

1. Seems to be working beyond expectations

[Brother Buzz]

2. United States did a bunch of training...

Basically we taught their instructors how to instruct. We may still be providing training, but no US boots on the ground are involved in any combat.

[GP6971]

3. My company did a lot of

WMD training to the Ukrainians prior to the pandemic.

I'm guessing there are boots on the ground in neighboring NATO countries teaching the Ukrainians the systems we're providing.

[Brother Buzz]

4. That totally makes sense

I understood we were mentoring them on the basics of training, too. I'm wondering if a cadre of Ukrainian DI's visited the US because because Ukraine did an exemplary job of expanding their 'Citizen's Army' into a cohesive fighting machine, something Putin failed miserably to do.

[GP6971]

5. Yes, we sponsored a lot

of them for WMD training (the scope of that particular contract) here in the US. Our trainers said they were great people to work with.

[Brother Buzz]

6. February 2014 was all the motivation Ukrainians needed

[GP6971]

7. The red flags went up

in 2008 when Russia invaded Rep of Georgia. That whole area "ramped up" their preparedness.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Yes it's obvious the US is providing more than is being made public.