Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the combat capability and potential of Ukraine's Airmobile Forces grows daily.

"The combat capability of our Airmobile Forces has considerably changed in the past two years. They are constantly on the radar screen of mine as Commander-in-Chief and that of the chiefs of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff," he said at the Training Center of the Ukrainian Airborne Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zhytomyr on Tuesday on the occasion of Ukrainian Airmobile Forces Day.

The airmobile forces are the elite of the Ukrainian armed forces, the president stressed. "Every day, there is an intensive build-up of combat abilities, the capacity of air assault and airborne units," he added.

He mentioned drills with practical tasks where the airborne troopers are engaged in. They are also trained to improve interoperability with NATO member countries' units. In addition, a training center was created for the first time to train paratroopers.

Poroshenko stressed the importance of assistance provided by Western partners in strengthening the combat capability of the Ukrainian army.

"I would also like to remind that paratroopers were among commanders of the Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian brigade. This again highlights your military knowledge and high confidence in you of not only the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also our foreign partners," he said, addressing the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces.