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NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine

Coordinates: 46°30′12″N 023°53′07″E / 46.50333°N 23.88528°E / 46.50333; 23.88528
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NATO Security Assistance&Training for Ukraine
«Місія сприяння Україні»
(Командування НАТО, in Ukrainian)
HQ workforce building, 3340 North Clay Kaserne
FoundedJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) (inaugurated)[1]
18 December 2024; 7 months ago (18 December 2024) (activated)[2]
AllegianceNATO NATO
TypeJoint operational level command
RoleProvisioning of military equipment and training to AFU by NATO member and partner countries
Size~ 350 personnel[a]
Part ofAllied Command Operations
HeadquartersClay Kaserne, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim,  Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Nickname(s)Ukrainian mission
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Commander, 3-star rank(first holder) Lieutenant General Curtis A. Buzzard (US Army)[4]
Deputy Commander(first holder) Maik Keller, Major General (German Army)[2]
  • Command Sergeant Major
  • Enlisted Advisor
Mark Morgan, Sergeant Major (US Marine Corps)[5]
Footnotes
    1. ^ As of July 2025 HQ-based only. Seven hundred, if accounted for assisting personnel in SHAPE, Casteau, Belgium, and NSATU's 2 logistics hubs: one in Rzeszów, Poland, and another under development in Câmpia Turzii, Romania.[2][3]

The NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (abbr. NSATU), also known as the Ukraine mission[6] is a NATO command inaugurated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024 with the stated task "to plan, coordinate, and arrange delivery of security assistance that Ukraine needs to prevail in its fight today, and in the future."[7] NATO stated that the command was to "build upon and complement organizations already in place."[8] The command is headquartered at Clay Kaserne, the U.S. military base in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim[6]

Strength and goals

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Ukrainian mission[4]
Part of foreign military involvement (Russian invasion of Ukraine)
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Operational scope
  • Training coordination
  • Equipment coordination&logistics
  • Force generation
Locations
Clay Kaserne HQ - DE

50°02′58″N 08°19′28″E / 50.04944°N 8.32444°E / 50.04944; 8.32444
Rzeszow Logistics Enabling Node - PL[2]
50°06′36″N 022°01′08″E / 50.11000°N 22.01889°E / 50.11000; 22.01889

Câmpia Turzii LEN - RO[3]
46°30′12″N 023°53′07″E / 46.50333°N 23.88528°E / 46.50333; 23.88528
Plannedon and up to 24-month horizon
Planned byNAC with DPPC [uk]
Commanded bySACEUR[10]
ObjectiveEnduring, predictable, coherent Allied support for AFU
Date18 December 2024 (2024-12-18)–present (CET UTC+01:00/CEST UTC+02:00)
Executed byNSATU (concurrently SAG-U) Cmdr, with UDCG deliverables[11]
OutcomeOngoing

According to the information released by NATO 11 July 2024, NSATU was to have around 700 personnel to be headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.[7] According to the NATO statement, NSATU would have "three main focus areas: oversee training of Ukrainian armed forces at training facilities in Allied countries; provide support to the long-term development of Ukraine’s Armed Forces; support Ukraine through planning, coordination of donations with Allies and partners, transfer of security assistance material, and repair of equipment."[7] The statement clarified, "These efforts do not make NATO a party to the conflict, but enhance support to Ukraine’s self defence."[7]

Reactions

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In early October 2024, President of Croatia Zoran Milanović stated, "The vast majority of citizens of Croatia oppose any and every form of active involvement of Croatia in the conflict in Ukraine. […] logistical support in Ukraine is the mission by which NATO enters the war conflict. […] So, even if they are not physically in Ukraine, but they are, I affirm that and I know that, and the one who hides that is misleading the European public, because the citizens should know. I don’t accept and don’t want that responsibility."[12][13]

During a 14 October 2024 visit to NSATU Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius appealed to other allies to contribute more personnel to NSATU.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NSATU Assumes Responsibilities to Support Ukraine". SHAPE.nato.int. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Siebold, Sabine (2 July 2025). "Military aid increasingly focuses on boosting Ukraine's defence industry". Reuters. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Soare, Andreea (3 October 2024). "S-a aprobat participarea Armatei Române la misiunea de asistență de securitate și instruire NATO-NSATU și înființarea unui centru de instruire maritimă pentru militarii ucraineni, în România". mediafax.ro (in Romanian).
  4. ^ a b c "About NSATU" (PDF). shape.nato.int. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Leadership". shape.nato.int/nsatu. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "NATO will not be intimidated by Russia's threats, Rutte says at Ukraine mission HQ". Reuters. 2024-10-14.
  7. ^ a b c d "NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine". Allied Command Operations. 2024-07-11.
  8. ^ "New NATO Secretary General visits SHAPE and NSATU". Allied Command Operations. 2024-10-14.
  9. ^ Page with the image to insert
  10. ^ "Transfer of Patriot units to Kyiv being prepared, says NATO's top commander". Reuters.com. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via Reuters. «Preparations are underway, we are working very closely with the Germans on the Patriot transfer», Alexus Grynkewich told a conference in the German city of Wiesbaden. «The guidance that I have been given has been to move out as quickly as possible.»
  11. ^ Slattery, Gram; Stone, Mike; Landay, Jonathan; Holland, Steve (17 July 2025). "Trump promised Patriots for Ukraine. Now Europe has to provide them". Reuters. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  12. ^ "President Milanović: Through the NSATU mission, NATO is entering operational planning of the war in Ukraine". predsjednik.hr. 2024-10-08.
  13. ^ Hrvatska, N1 (2024-10-08). "VIDEO / Milanović: Tko skriva da su vojnici fizički u Ukrajini, obmanjuje javnost". N1 (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Finke, Lara (2024-10-14). "Koordinierte Unterstützung für die Ukraine: Pistorius bei NSATU in Wiesbaden" [Coordinated support for Ukraine: Pistorius at NSATU in Wiesbaden]. bmvg.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-17.


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