{"id":13947,"date":"2022-08-15T17:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/15\/see-ukrainian-troops-go-through-urban-combat-training-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:00:42","slug":"see-ukrainian-troops-go-through-urban-combat-training-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2022\/08\/15\/see-ukrainian-troops-go-through-urban-combat-training-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"See Ukrainian troops go through urban combat training in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6620\" height=\"4413\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4789\" data-id=\"4789\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg 6620w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227441035586.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6620px) 100vw, 6620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise while undergoing training by British armed forces at a military base in southern England, on Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6472\" height=\"4315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4802\" data-id=\"4802\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg 6472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442069232.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6472px) 100vw, 6472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The British Army and Defence Ministry continue to deliver international training of Ukrainian military recruits in the United Kingdom. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4921\" height=\"3281\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4813\" data-id=\"4813\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg 4921w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4921px) 100vw, 4921px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion \u2014 but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7931\" height=\"5287\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4830\" data-id=\"4830\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg 7931w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227442125027.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7931px) 100vw, 7931px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">More than 1,000 U.K. personnel are involved in the training mission, which is taking place at four bases around the country. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6070\" height=\"4047\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4845\" data-id=\"4845\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg 6070w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446073238.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6070px) 100vw, 6070px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Other countries are also sending trainers, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Nordic nations. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8313\" height=\"5542\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4865\" data-id=\"4865\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg 8313w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446198866.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8313px) 100vw, 8313px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ukrainian troops are spending several weeks at a base in southern England learning skills including marksmanship, battlefield first aid and urban warfare. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7866\" height=\"5244\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4881\" data-id=\"4881\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg 7866w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227446255693.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7866px) 100vw, 7866px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise at a military base in southern England on Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5779\" height=\"3852\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4893\" data-id=\"4893\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg 5779w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449001784.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5779px) 100vw, 5779px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Ukrainian volunteer military recruit signals with a cloth as he takes part in an urban battle exercise Aug. 15, 2022. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4872\" height=\"3248\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4906\" data-id=\"4906\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg 4872w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227449931511.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4872px) 100vw, 4872px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A used smoke grenade sits on the tarmac as Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise. (Frank Augstein\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5148\" height=\"3425\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4920\" data-id=\"4920\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg 5148w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414968536.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5148px) 100vw, 5148px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Military instructors from Sweden, Denmark, Canada, The Netherlands and Finland will visit the U.K. this year to help provide basic military training to Ukrainian citizens, to aid the country in its fight with Russia. (Leon Neal\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7387\" height=\"4925\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4941\" data-id=\"4941\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg 7387w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971557.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7387px) 100vw, 7387px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">&#8220;It&#8217;s immensely important that the rest of the world continues to support Ukraine in its fight for sovereignty and self-determination,&#8221; said Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist when announcing the training initiative. (Leon Neal\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7941\" height=\"5294\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4958\" data-id=\"4958\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg 7941w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414971678.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7941px) 100vw, 7941px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion \u2014 but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England. (Leon Neal\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7388\" height=\"4925\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4971\" data-id=\"4971\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg 7388w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1414977027.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7388px) 100vw, 7388px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Ukrainian volunteer military recruit carries a next-generation light anti-tank weapon, or NLAW, as he takes part in an urban battle exercise. (Leon Neal\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A BRITISH ARMY BASE, England \u2014 Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine from the Russian invasion<\/a> \u2014 but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are part of the 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers that the British military has pledged to train within 120 days. The troops are spending several weeks at a base in southern England learning skills including marksmanship, battlefield first aid and urban warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 1,000 U.K. personnel are involved in the training mission, which is taking place at four bases around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other countries are also sending trainers, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Nordic nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.t-base__main {\r\n    grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;\r\n}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion \u2014 but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles 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