See Ukrainian troops go through urban combat training in the UK
By Jill Lawless, AP
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Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise while undergoing training by British armed forces at a military base in southern England, on Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein/AP)
The British Army and Defence Ministry continue to deliver international training of Ukrainian military recruits in the United Kingdom. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion — but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England. (Frank Augstein/AP)
More than 1,000 U.K. personnel are involved in the training mission, which is taking place at four bases around the country. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Other countries are also sending trainers, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Nordic nations. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Ukrainian troops are spending several weeks at a base in southern England learning skills including marksmanship, battlefield first aid and urban warfare. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise at a military base in southern England on Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein/AP)
A Ukrainian volunteer military recruit signals with a cloth as he takes part in an urban battle exercise Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein/AP)
A used smoke grenade sits on the tarmac as Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Military instructors from Sweden, Denmark, Canada, The Netherlands and Finland will visit the U.K. this year to help provide basic military training to Ukrainian citizens, to aid the country in its fight with Russia. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
"It's immensely important that the rest of the world continues to support Ukraine in its fight for sovereignty and self-determination," said Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist when announcing the training initiative. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion — but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
A Ukrainian volunteer military recruit carries a next-generation light anti-tank weapon, or NLAW, as he takes part in an urban battle exercise. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
A BRITISH ARMY BASE, England — Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion — but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England.
They are part of the 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers that the British military has pledged to train within 120 days. The troops are spending several weeks at a base in southern England learning skills including marksmanship, battlefield first aid and urban warfare.
More than 1,000 U.K. personnel are involved in the training mission, which is taking place at four bases around the country.
Other countries are also sending trainers, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Nordic nations.
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