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Germany asks Ukraine to train its soldiers in drone warfare (www.thetimes.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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After years of combat against Russia, Ukrainian troops will instruct Bundeswehr counterparts in battlefield technologies in new defence deal.

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Ukrainian soldiers will train their German counterparts in drone warfare, after their experience of changing battle tactics in the war against Russia.

A spokesman for the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, said an agreement had been signed last Friday between Boris Pistorius, German defence minister, and President Zelensky to send Ukrainian soldiers to German military training schools.

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The agreement marks a role reversal, as thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in Germany and other allied countries since the Russian invasion.

β€œNo one in Nato currently has more war experience than Ukraine, and we must take advantage of that,” one unnamed German officer told the news magazine Der Spiegel.

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[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

by the phrasing of the title, I thought germany was asking the ukraine to train the ukrainian troops in drone warfare.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

Totally expected and logical thought. Keep it.

:)

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

"hey, can you fuckin train your soldiers?!"