Ukraine showed the UK its classic 'tactically safe' trench-clearing methods don't work in chaotic, booby-trapped trenches

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A figure in camouflage gear and a helmet runs in a shallow, muddy trench with another figure leaning over the side of it in the background and another walking, all under a grey sky
Ukraine's east has become full of trenches, which are key to keeping soldiers in alive in a flat landscape packed with drones and artillery.

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Ukraine is keeping soldiers in Western training longer — betting on skill over mass against Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training excercise operated by British and Netherlands' armed forces as part of the Interflex programme, in eastern England, on June 17, 2025.
Ukrainian soldiers are trained in the UK and other Western nations in the UK-led Operation Interflex.

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