British soldiers must get ready to fight Russia in Third World War, army chief warns

The new head of the British Army's told his troops they must prepare to fight the Russian army in a potential World War Three

He said Russia's invasion underlines the army's "core purpose to protect the UK" and it has led to a "new era of insecurity".

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underlines our core purpose — to protect the UK by being ready to fight and win wars on land.” Writing in The Times, Mr Johnson said: "I am afraid that we need to steel ourselves for a long war, as Putin resorts to a campaign of attrition, trying to grind down Ukraine by sheer brutality.

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