European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine

European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine
(EUMAM Ukraine)
Part of the foreign aid to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Operational scopeEUMAM Ukraine will provide individual, collective and specialised training to Ukraine's Armed Forces, including to their Territorial Defence Forces, and coordination and synchronisation of member states' activities supporting the delivery of training.
Location
European Union territory
Planned byMilitary Planning and Conduct Capability, Military Staff, External Action Service (Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium)
Commanded byVice Admiral Hervé Bléjean (Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability)
ObjectiveTo contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine's Armed Forces to effectively conduct military operations, in order to allow Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, effectively exercise its sovereignty and protect civilians.
Date17 October 2022 – present

The European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Місія воєнного сприяння Європейського Союзу в підтримку України, romanized: Misiia voennogo spryiannia Evropeiskogo Soiuzu v pidtrymku Ukrainy, EUMAM Ukraine) is the European Union's (EU) first military assistance mission for Ukraine set up on 17 October 2022. The decision to establish EUMAM was made by the Council of the European Union in response to Ukraine's request for military support during the ongoing Russian invasion of the country. The primary aim of the mission is to provide training to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the territory of the EU member states.