The recruits are being taught skills such as weapons handling, trench and urban warfare, vehicle-mounted operations, and battlefield exercises in simulated combat environments.
The training is being conducted by elements from the British Army's 11 Security Force Assistance Brigade and the RAF Regiment. Pic: Ministry of DefenceThe UK is significantly expanding a training programme in Britain to turn potentially tens of thousands of Ukrainian recruits into frontline soldiers to fight Russia, Sky News has learnt.
The combat course is being extended in length to five weeks from three weeks, keeping more of the training in the UK, away from the threat of Russian missile strikes - a hazard for anyone learning how to become a soldier at sites insideSome 4,700 personnel have already been through the training at military bases in the north, southwest and southeast of England since it began in June, with commanders intending to continue the support for as long as Ukraine needs new troops to fight Russia's...
, the defence secretary, said it demonstrated"our shared resolve to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine".In quotes released to Sky News by the Ministry of Defence, confirming the expanded programme, Mr Wallace said the training course had"developed rapidly, and we are now extending it to five weeks to provide the best possible preparation for Ukrainian soldiers who will soon be in active combat operations".
He added:"Meeting those citizen soldiers and witnessing first-hand their courage and determination is a humbling experience.
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