Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi has announced his intention to increase the period of basic military training for Ukrainian soldiers, Komersant ukrainskyi
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Syrsky stressed that quality training is one of the main factors in saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
He held a working meeting on this issue with the participation of heads of military command and control bodies in charge of training, as well as combat brigade commanders and heads of training centres.
The parties discussed issues affecting the quality of military training and developed ways to address them. The meeting also considered ways to improve curricula.
The Commander-in-Chief stressed that instructors play a key role in the quality of training.
“Therefore, we pay maximum attention to attracting motivated instructors with combat experience. We are also considering the possibility of establishing a School of Instructors, which will be the main and only source of well-trained instructors. We are working to increase the duration of basic general military training. The relevant project will be launched in October-November this year,” added Syrskyi.