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30-08-2023, 06:38 PM
European trainers were full of praise for the “tremendous motivation” of the recruits, despite the stress of the brutal war they are fighting and the daily dangers to friends and family back home.
But they also said that the age and ability of the soldiers they are sent varies wildly, as Ukrainian commanders on the front line are often unwilling to spare their best men. One volunteer who turned up in Germany was 71 years old.
German trainer in Klietz said that he sometimes experienced friction with older Ukrainian commanders who were trained in Soviet times and sometimes “think they know better”.
Western militaries — whose most recent combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan differs hugely from the more traditional war being fought in Ukraine — also say that they are learning from the Ukrainian armed forces.
https://www.ft.com/content/5bcb359e-f0ae...9c0ebe0a1b
But they also said that the age and ability of the soldiers they are sent varies wildly, as Ukrainian commanders on the front line are often unwilling to spare their best men. One volunteer who turned up in Germany was 71 years old.
German trainer in Klietz said that he sometimes experienced friction with older Ukrainian commanders who were trained in Soviet times and sometimes “think they know better”.
Western militaries — whose most recent combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan differs hugely from the more traditional war being fought in Ukraine — also say that they are learning from the Ukrainian armed forces.
https://www.ft.com/content/5bcb359e-f0ae...9c0ebe0a1b
