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Canadian training mission in Ukraine suspended after rising in COVID cases


Sun 18 Apr 2021 | 03:58 PM
Ahmed Emam

On Saturday, the Canadian authorities suspended the military training mission in Ukraine after a major outbreak of coronavirus among the troops, according to international reports.

In a statement by the spokesman for the Canadian military's joint operational command Alexia Croizer, the Captain declared "Normal security forces capacity building activities have been temporarily reduced or suspended in training locations as a force protection measure for members of the Task Force and in order to stop the spread of the awful virus."

In the same context, Croizer refused to reveal how many soldiers have tested positive.

 

Ultimately, the latest cases in Ukraine have put the spotlight on the Canadian military's plan to vaccinate troops and the priority given to members deployed overseas, according to Canadian reports.