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Today, they are among almost 2,000 Ukraine military recruits undergoing five weeks of basic training in the U.K. under an initiative called Operation Interflex..
The course, by the U.K. and nine other partner countries, began on June 27, 2022, and trains recruits from Ukraines military...
We are trained by professional military personnel from Canada, who teach us everything we will need in the future to protect Ukraine, he said.. Mr. Igor, who has an 86-year-old grandmother at home, was recruited a month ago..
What we are providing them is basic infantry-based military training to give them the key skills and experiences to operate once they go back to Ukraine, he added...
These include personal protective equipment, including helmets; body armour; eye, ear, and pelvic protectors; individual first-aid kits; field uniforms and boots; cold and wet weather clothing; bergens; day sacks; and webbing and additional equipment required for field conditions including ponchos, sleeping bags, and entrenching tools, officials explained...
