Canada sending 40 military engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian forces

OTTAWA — Canada is sending 40 military engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russia.

Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the deployment during a visit to Warsaw this morning before a planned meeting with NATO counterparts in Belgium.

The new contribution is on top of the roughly 225 military trainers working with Ukrainian forces as part of a British-led training mission.

It is also in addition to the deployment of three Hercules transport planes to Scotland, where the aircraft are helping deliver supplies to Ukrainian forces battling Russia.