The United Kingdom has announced a new military program to train 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers.

In a statement, the UK said the first group of Ukrainian had arrived in the UK.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the use of world-class expertise by the British military would help Ukraine rebuild its military and increase resistance to defend its sovereignty and the right to choose its own future.

The training will also provide volunteers with no military experience to be effective in front-line combat. The training, based on basic British military training, will teach weapons handling, battlefield first aid, fieldcraft, patrol tactics and the rules of armed conflict.