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NATO Security Assistance and Training Ukraine
Also known asNSATU, Ukraine mission
FounderNorth Atlantic Council
Founding leaderACO (with SHAPE, ADCON)
LeaderChristopher Cavoli (July 2024–July 2025)
GEN Alexus Grynkewich (July 2025–present)
Military leaderSACEUR (OPCON)
Political leader NAC (DPPC [uk])[a]
NSATU CommanderLTG Curtis Buzzard[b][2]
Unit typeOperational command
Founding
directives		Voluntary non-legally binding Ukraine response consolidator
FoundationJuly 11, 2024[3]
Dates of operationDcember 18, 2024–present[4]
Country Ukraine (recipient)
Allegiance NATO (provider)
MotivesUkraine to prevail, Russia to be deterred[5]
HeadquartersLucius D. Clay Kaserne
 Germany, Hesse 50°02′59″N 8°19′31″E / 50.0498°N 8.3254°E / 50.0498; 8.3254
Active regionsACO AOR
SloganHarnessing the strength of Alliance to support Ukraine[6]
Major actionsMilitary aid to AFU
StatusMultinational, active
SizeHHBN-equivalent
Part ofNATO Enhanced Forward Presence (as Command)
Allies
31 contributing countries:
Opponents
WebsiteOfficial website
Assistance et formation de l'OTAN en matière de sécurité pour l'Ukraine (AFOMSU, French)
«Підготовка та сприяння НАТО Україні з безпеки» (Командування, Ukrainian)
Clay Kaserne in 2012
FoundedJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) (inaugurated)[3]
18 December 2024; 10 months ago (18 December 2024) (activated)[4]
Allegiance SHAPE
TypeCombined joint operational Command
Role
  • Provisioning of equipment, training to AFU by NATO members/allies
  • AFU long-term doctrine overseeing
Size~350 personnel (from 31 countries, including Ukraine)[f]
Part of
HeadquartersClay Kaserne, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Hesse, Germany
NicknameUkraine mission
WebsiteWebsite, SHAPE
Commanders
Commander
3-star rank		LTG Curtis A. Buzzard (first)
 United States Army[g]
Deputy
Commander		GM Maik Keller (May 2025-present)  German Army
Ukraine
Mil. Rep.		BRG Hennadii Shapovalov (first)  Ukrainian Ground Forces
ACOM, Force
Dev. Support		(Brigadier Richard Bell (first)  British Army[13]
ACOM, TrainingBRG P.H.G.H.Robichaud (June 2025-present)  Canadian Army)[h]
ACOM,
ECLS		BRG Witold Bartoszek (first)  Polish Land Forces[i]
Sr. Enl.
Leader		Srg.Maj. Mark Morgan (first)
 United States Army[j]
Today
part
of
NSATU
SAG-U
EUMAM UA
SAG-U–NSATU joint coordination[n]
EUMAM UA-NSATU data sharing, Ukrainian LNO staff rotation[19]
Footnotes
    1. ^ Defence Policy and Planning Committee of NATO headed by Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Defence Policy and Planning.
    2. ^ Concurrently COM SAG-U (from June 2024).[1]
    3. ^ Second Ishiba Cabinet's defense minister considered Japan's contributing to NSATU.[9]
    4. ^ International Donors Coordination Centre, IDCC, has handed over its responsibilities to NSATU since 2025.[10]: 37 [11]: 44 Table 10 
    5. ^ Since 2022, when Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory to launch the invasion and to launch missiles into Ukraine.
      See also: Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    6. ^ As of July 2025 HQ-based only. 700 if accounted for collocated SAG-U with its assisting personnel in SHAPE, Casteau, Belgium, and NSATU's 2 logistics hubs: one in Rzeszów, Poland, and another under development in Câmpia Turzii, Romania. Australia and New Zealand are working closely with representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in addition to 28 NATO countries.[4][12] Eventually 700 personnel are to be staffed in NSATU.[11]: 44 
    7. ^ Starting December 2024, as dual-hatted COM SAG-U (since August 2024).
    8. ^ Brigadier General P.H.G.H.Robichaud's full name is Patrick Henri George Hugh Robichaud.[14]
    9. ^ Assistant Commander - Equipment Coordination and Logistical Support[15]
    10. ^ Since December 2024.[2]
    11. ^ As of August 2025, facilitated under the command since NSATU is responsible for Poland LEN hub, which started in March 2025. Since NSATU inception, it has directly managed 1500 movements.[16]
    12. ^ As of August 2025, cargo tonnage facilitated through Poland LEN hub by NSATU only.
    13. ^ As of July 2025, coordinated since March 2025.[17]
    14. ^ Current NSATU–SAG-U joint efforts that were confirmed at the 21 July 2025 UDCG extended meeting:
      • US–NATO co‑funding mechanism (new channel announced by US president Donald Trump and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte for European and Canadian allies to pool funds to purchase US‑made weapons and technology for Ukraine providing faster access to high‑demand systems);
      • Air defense boost (packages of Patriot missile systems and other advanced air‑defense assets pledged by allies to counter Russia’s intensified missile and drone strikes);
      • Industrial and financial backing (long‑term funding streams to expand defense production capacity in Europe and North America to replenish stocks while sustaining Ukraine’s needs over multiple years).[18]
Preceded by
International Donors Coordination Centre

The NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (abbr. NSATU), also known as the Ukraine mission[20] 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."[21] NATO stated that the command was to "build upon and complement organizations already in place."[22] The command is headquartered at Clay Kaserne, the U.S. military base in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim.[20]

Strength and goals

Ukrainian mission[1]
Part of foreign military involvement
(ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine)
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[4]

50°06′36″N 022°01′08″E / 50.11000°N 22.01889°E / 50.11000; 22.01889
Câmpia Turzii LEN - RO[12]

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 byLTG Curtis A. Buzzard (with SACEUR,[23] DSACEUR Admiral Keith Blount)[4]
ObjectiveEnduring, predictable, coherent Allied support for AFU
Date18 December 2024 (2024-12-18)–present (CET UTC+01:00/CEST UTC+02:00)
Executed byCOM NSATU/SAG-U (dual hatted), with UDCG deliverables[24]
OutcomeOngoing

According to the information released by NATO 11 July 2024, NSATU was to have around 700 personnel to be headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.[21] 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."[21] The statement clarified, "These efforts do not make NATO a party to the conflict, but enhance support to Ukraine’s self defence."[21]

Reactions

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 and that he believes the planning and operational help provided by NSATU goes too far.[25][26]

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.[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ukraine, Allies and Partners meet to better align international military support". shape.nato.int. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Leadership". shape.nato.int/nsatu. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NSATU Assumes Responsibilities to Support Ukraine". SHAPE.nato.int. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Siebold, Sabine (2 July 2025). "Military aid increasingly focuses on boosting Ukraine's defence industry". Reuters. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  5. ^ "SACEUR briefs German cabinet on security environment". SHAPE Public Affairs Office. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025 – via SHAPE.NATO.int.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference TRI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Strategic Headwinds: Understanding the Forces Shaping Ukraine's Path to Peace". CSIS. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ Massie, Justin; Tallová, Barbora (10 April 2025). "Friends in need, friends indeed? Explaining variation in military support to Ukraine". European Journal of International Security. Cambridge University Press: 1-26. doi:10.1017/eis.2025.13.
  9. ^ Yamaguchi, Mari (9 April 2025). "Japan's Ishiba and NATO chief vow to deepen security ties as regional threats rise". APnews. Retrieved 10 October 2025. Details of Japan's participation still need to be discussed, but the Japanese Self Defense Force, if stationed, is not expected to involve combative roles because of the country's postwar pacifist principles.
  10. ^ Special Inspector General for OAR Report to the Congress, Q4FY2024 (PDF) (Report). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via media.defence.gov.
  11. ^ a b Special Inspector General for OAR Report to the Congress, Q3FY2025 (PDF) (Report). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025 – via stateoig.gov. Cite error: The named reference "OAR2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ 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).
  13. ^ "SACEUR on Support for Ukraine: We Are Moving as Quickly as We Can". NSATU HQ Public Affairs Office. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025 – via shape.nato.int.
  14. ^ Le, Tam (16 July 2025). "Canadian Brig. Gen. Patrick Robichaud Observes JMTG-U OPFOR". 7th Army Training Command. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Enhancing support for Ukraine". NSATU HQ Public Affairs Office. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via shape.nato.int.
  16. ^ Matiushenko, Ievgen (29 August 2025). "Major General Maik Keller, NSATU Deputy Commander - Ukrinform: Exclusive". Ukrinform. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  17. ^ Allison, George (12 June 2025). "New NATO command now coordinates 60% of Ukraine aid". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  18. ^ Allison, George (1 August 2025). "NATO backs new US-led channel to accelerate aid to Ukraine". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Strong Together: EU and NATO Intensify Training Cooperation in Strausberg". NSATU HQ Public Affairs Office. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ^ a b "NATO will not be intimidated by Russia's threats, Rutte says at Ukraine mission HQ". Reuters. 2024-10-14.
  21. ^ a b c d "NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine". Allied Command Operations. 2024-07-11.
  22. ^ "New NATO Secretary General visits SHAPE and NSATU". Allied Command Operations. 2024-10-14.
  23. ^ "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.»
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ "President Milanović: Through the NSATU mission, NATO is entering operational planning of the war in Ukraine". predsjednik.hr. 2024-10-08.
  26. ^ 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)
  27. ^ 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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