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Ukraine provides new training as Kyiv prepares for long conflict
Ukraine’s military is training new recruits and offering courses providing additional skills to experienced soldiers as the country prepares for a long, drawn-out war. Wounded troops who have recovered are also being reintegrated into reconstituted units. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from northern Ukraine.
Issued on: 24/10/2023 – 13:09
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Ukrainian recruits receive explosives clearance training in a nothern Ukrainian forest. © FRANCE 24 screengrab
By: Gulliver CRAGG
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