King Charles praises the 'amazing' recruits on an intensive training course in the UK
King Charles III has said he is "full of admiration" for Ukrainian soldiers who are being trained by the British Army in Wiltshire.
Around 20,000 Ukrainians are to be put through an intensive five-week course to help them prepare for combat."We're trying to get them to learn how to use the ground to their advantage," said Capt Freddie Bradshaw from 1 Irish Guards. "We've got urban and trench complexes which they can use. They need to learn how to fight in a forest - a lot of Ukraine is forest."We are trying to make them as lethal as possible in a short space of time - five weeks is a very condensed training package," he said.Major Tony Harris from New Zealand's armed forces talked the King through the operation
At an undisclosed location in Wiltshire, the King told one of the senior officers: "You are amazing, I don't know how you do it.Afterwards, with the help of a translator, King Charles took time chatting to 20 of the Ukrainians.Image source,One Ukrainian soldier told the BBC: "It's an amazing feeling to be in the presence of His Majesty.Another one said: "He asked how training was going, and our health, and took an interest in the wellbeing of our families and wives.
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