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Originally Posted by Chris
Contrary to the British penchant for self-loathing (and some justifiable anger about our lukewarm response to the humanitarian crisis), we have been sending them truckloads of arms and training them to use the stuff for nearly 10 years.
Much of the expert commentary (that doesn’t make it into the national press, sadly) is pointing out that Ukraine’s army, despite being ex-Soviet, does not fight like that. It fights like a Western army. That didn’t happen by accident.
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The UK has been the biggest trainer and supplier of the Ukranian army for all of that time. Not forgetting they have trained the infantry in the use of NATO weaponry, eg the Javelin anti tank and surface to air missiles etc.
My friend has a son who is a W.O. stationed in Germany and is a trainer of the trainers (if that makes sense), has stated that the normal rotational monthly service of tanks and other vehicles has changed to they are servicing them all ASAP.
Makes you wonder what the future has to hold for us. Fear of a Nuclear war will only allow Putin to get away with whatever he wants. When will that fear end. Not something I'd like to decide on.