The soldiers will be based in the UK throughout and will help train Ukrainian military personnel in operating L119 105mm light field gun. Ardern said this deployment was another way the country could support Ukraine and demonstrated the specific skills New Zealand had, as few armed forces could provide this training. While they would be doing it from outside the contested areas, the support would still be significant, Ardern said. "We are also providing approximately 40 gun sights to Ukraine, along with a small quantity of ammunition for training purposes. And in late March, nine New Zealand Defence Force personnel were deployed to the United Kingdom and Belgium to support other countries with tasks, including intelligence assessments.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 23, 2022 09:59 UTC