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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Ex-military trainer reveals the hardest lesson to teach Ukrainian soldiers: when to stop shooting and save bullets

Maj. Maguire, a UK military officer who spoke to Business Insider on the condition that only his rank and last name be used, said that when he was working with the UK-led training program for Ukrainian soldiers, troops in training had a "massive tendency" to unleash everything at opposing forces. The attitude, he said, was that if you see a Russian, "you shoot them," and you don't stop until they're dead or they surrender.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
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Ukraine is keeping soldiers in Western training longer - betting on skill over mass against Russia

Ukraine extended Western recruit training from five to seven weeks to prioritize troop quality and lethality over mass against a larger Russian military.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago
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Ukrainian troops to join VE Day anniversary celebrations

Ukrainian and UK forces commemorate VE Day together, emphasizing global support for Ukraine's fight against Russia.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Western trainers who haven't fought anything like the Ukraine war are readying Kyiv's soldiers to fight the Russians. Oddly, it works.

Western training shows significant success even with instructors lacking recent combat experience.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Ukrainian soldiers are being trained for bomb-dropping drones - with water balloons

Western training for Ukrainian soldiers involves using drone-dropped water balloons to simulate grenade attacks.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Western trainers use amputee actors to prep Ukrainian recruits for the 'shock' of blown-off limbs and other war wounds

The aim is not only to help soldiers survive but to be as lethal and as effective as they can be.
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