Ukrainian Soldiers Share Battlefield Tactics with Western and NATO Trainers

Ukrainian trainees are bringing hard-won battlefield ingenuity to training while NATO trainers fill gaps in the fundamentals

Ukrainian soldiers and their Western trainers are sharing warfighting skills. Synne Nilsson / Forsvaret Ukrainian troops' battlefield adaptability is "astonishing," a Western commander said. Western trainers are learning from Ukraine while helping fill gaps in conventional skills. Some combat veterans still lack basics like rifle marksmanship after being mobilized quickly. Experienced Ukrainian soldiers are showing their Western instructors their battlefield creativity forged by years of wa...