Volunteer unit will be formed in Poland among Ukrainians residing in EU countries

Poland and Ukraine will continue to cooperate in training Security and Defense Forces personnel. A legion of volunteers among Ukrainians in the European Union will be formed.

Rubryka reports this, referring to the text of the bilateral agreement on security guarantees between Ukraine and Poland and President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement.

The agreement states that the participants will continue cooperating in training personnel of the Ukrainian Security and Defense Forces on Polish territory. In particular, Ukrainians temporarily living in Poland and other countries will be able to participate in the training process.

It will be agreed on the procedure for selection, training, equipping, and provision of weapons, equipment, and ammunition, as well as on the social and financial support of such soldiers and the status of their stay on the territory of Poland.

In addition, at the request of Ukraine, Poland will encourage Ukrainians to return to Ukraine to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other security and defense forces.

"We recorded in our security agreement the training of the Ukrainian Legion on the territory of Poland—a new volunteer military unit. We have had an excellent experience with the Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian brigade," Zelensky said during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after signing the security agreement .

According to him, Ukraine has already had a similar experience. On this basis, Ukrainians who are currently in Poland, Lithuania, and other EU countries will be able to voluntarily join the country's defense.

"The Ukrainian Legion will train in Poland and will be equipped with partners, and every Ukrainian who decides to be in the Legion will be able to sign a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he said.

We will remind you that, as Rubryka previously reported, Ukraine and Poland signed a bilateral agreement on security guarantees on Monday, July 8, in Warsaw.