Read previewThe Ukrainian army is extending the period of training for its new recruits after months of reports have shown that their soldiers are ill-trained for combat and risk dying out too quickly.
The current training period for new recruits is three months, which includes one month of basic military training and two months of vocational training, according to Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda.
The news of the extended training period comes after months of reports have shown that Ukraine's soldiers do not have the adequate training required to be on the front lines.
And according to a June Washington Post report, Ukrainian commanders often had to dedicate time to training recruits basic skills like how to shoot.
Ukrainian soldiers, according to the Kyiv Independent, are worried that the army will run out of trained people to continue fighting.
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