Germany is bringing in Ukrainian instructors to train its military
Germany is expanding its military exchange program and actively involving Ukrainian instructors with real combat experience in the training of Bundeswehr units to adapt its army to the conditions of modern warfare. Ukrainian military personnel are already working at key training schools and passing on the practical skills they acquired on the front lines. This was reported by *Welt am Sonntag*.
The Bundeswehr is expanding its cooperation with Ukraine in the field of military training and plans to systematically involve Ukrainian instructors in the training of German soldiers, using their experience in actual combat against the Russian army as a basis for updating tactics and approaches. This was stated by the Inspector General of the German Army, Lieutenant General Christian Freuding, who emphasized that this is not about formal cooperation, but about the full integration of Ukrainian combat experience into the Bundeswehr’s training system.
According to him, Ukrainian instructors are working alongside German military personnel at the country’s leading training institutions, including armored forces schools, training centers for unmanned systems operators, and engineering units, where scenarios are practiced that are as close as possible to a real battlefield. “They must work out tactics together in field conditions, teach and pass on skills that are as close as possible to a real war scenario,” Freiding noted, explaining the rationale behind joint training.
He also reported that the first groups of Ukrainian instructors began work in Germany even before Easter, and their participation now covers several key areas of military training, including drones and modern electronic warfare systems.
The Bundeswehr emphasizes that it plans to expand this model of cooperation, gradually integrating Ukrainian experience into all levels of military training, as modern warfare is increasingly defined by technology, mobility, and the use of unmanned systems.
Freuding emphasized that this cooperation is of strategic importance for Germany, as it allows for faster adaptation to the realities of high-tech conflict and enhances the army’s defense capabilities based on frontline-proven practices.
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