LVIV, Ukraine — “If we were trained the same way before the war started, we wouldn’t have suffered as many casualties,” said Lt. Artem, a 23-year-old Ukrainian army company commander. Strolling off the makeshift battlefield, he took a quick cigarette break with his platoon before starting off on another ‘force on force’ training simulation — the army’s version of laser tag — with his Canadian counterparts.
Lt. Artem and his men were closing in on the end of a 55-day training program back in September before heading back to the front lines, where the risks are real. Having lost men already …read more
Source: iPolitics
