Syrskyi and Chief of Staff of Canadian Armed Forces Carignan discuss improving Ukrainian air defense capabilities
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi informed Chief of the Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jenny Carignan about the operational and strategic situation at the front and thanked her for her assistance to Ukraine.
This was announced by Oleksandr Syrskyi on Telegram, Censor.NET reports.
"I had the honor to welcome to Ukraine the Chief of Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces, General Jenny Carignan. During the conversation, I informed my Canadian counterpart about the operational situation on the front line, familiarized her with the current security situation in Ukraine and the needs of the Armed Forces in weapons and military equipment," wrote Syrskyi.
According to the Commander-in-Chief, the military discussed in detail the enhancement of Ukraine's air and missile defense capabilities in view of the enemy's missile and air strikes on critical infrastructure, key defense industry facilities and the residential sector of Ukraine in the context of gaining superiority over the enemy and expanding air defense capabilities.
Syrskyi also thanked Canada for its contributions to the activities of the Coalitions for the development of unmanned systems, air forces, armored vehicles and information technology.
He also noted the effectiveness of the UNIFIER military training mission of the Canadian Armed Forces, which has trained almost 43,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the past ten years.
"I expressed my sincere gratitude to General Jenny Carignan, the Government of Canada and the Canadian people for their strong and consistent support of Ukraine in our struggle for independence, as well as for the unique military assistance provided to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, in particular, the professional training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Canada and the provision of language training for flight and technical personnel," Syrskyi wrote.
