Ukrainian troops showed 'greater tactical imagination' than Western trainers, British officer says, pointing to their ambush tactics

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Two figures wearing camouflage hold firearms in the air and run inside a trench with mist and trees behind them
The experienced Ukrainian soldiers getting the Western training have more battle experience than their trainers.

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Working with Ukrainian troops convinced this elite British Army infantry battalion to go all in on drones

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A man in camouflage gear runs on a muddy and snowy field while holding a grey drone in the sky, under a grey sky and with a few trees behind him
Drones have been hugely influential for Ukraine, and allies like the UK are paying attention.

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Ukraine showed a British unit that it needs to 3D-print drone parts and be able to do it close to the fight

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Multiple arms hold the grey shape of a drone body, with one person wearing camouflage clothing visible
Ukrainian soldiers are 3D printing drone bodies, parts, and bombs, and the UK is paying attention.

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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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