The approximately 80 troops who took off from Edmonton and another 20 from Trenton, OD, will provide humanitarian assistance to reception centers across Poland, said Major Ryan Pridmore, battalion commander with the Prince of Canada Lightweight Princess.
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Together with a Canadian medical unit, they are going to support the Polish Territorial Defense Force in a two-month mission. “Our soldiers are all extremely happy to be growing,” he said. “It’s what we trained for. That’s why we do this job. “Our soldiers are ready to go in there and start helping to make a difference.” The story goes on under the ad 2:16 Canada Deploys Troops in Poland to Assist Ukrainian Refugees Canada Deploys Troops in Poland to Assist Ukrainian Refugees Once the boots are on the ground, Pridmore said, he expects the soldiers to get straight to work. “We have priests providing spiritual guidance and some mental health professionals when refugees arrive at reception centers,” said Pridmore, who has previously served in Afghanistan and Kuwait. 0:59 Ukrainian troops thank Canada, Kelowna Ukrainian troops thank Canada, Kelowna – April 7, 2022 Some of the other soldiers have a background in linguistics, he added. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad He said Canada was ready to send about 50 more troops to help care for, coordinate and resettle Ukrainian refugees in Poland. “We have a team in place that sets the scene, so we are not blind, but it will definitely be a very quick start to work once we get to the ground.” On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told Calgary that Russia’s occupation should be declared a genocide – as US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trinto said – after thousands of Ukrainians have been killed and raped. Freeland pointed out a “creepy document” on a Russian website published 10 days ago “that actually drew up a genocidal plan in Ukraine, which demanded the suffering, the punishment of the people who chose, in the view of this document, wrong and wrong describe themselves as Ukrainians. “ “That required deleting the word Ukraine,” said Freeland, who also serves as Canada’s finance minister. 2:00 Edmonton-based troops head to Poland to assist humanitarian mission in Ukraine Edmonton-based troops head to Poland to assist Ukraine with humanitarian mission The Ministry of National Defense said in a press release that the troops would also work with Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada and “act as a liaison with the Polish Armed Forces” to support temporary accommodation for Ukrainians wishing to work and study in Canada “. The story goes on under the ad
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On Friday, some soldiers in Edmonton joked about their nerves, while others slept in the airport lounge before boarding their flight. “I have been to many missions in the past, where I have seen people coming out the door abroad, and this is close to home for many people, because some people in the task force have Ukrainian heritage,” said the lieutenant. Kevin Moffat, Public Affairs Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. “I was very happy to see that the morale was extremely high and, from my observation, I would say that the working group will be very effective in Poland.” -With files by Bill Graveland © 2022 The Canadian Press
