Training of Ukrainian tankers, trained in the UK to operate the Challenger MBT 2, It leaves much to be desired. According to The Guardian, with graduation “exams” managed only 20% Ukrainians.
UK completes training of Ukrainian crews of Challenger tanks 2, the tanks themselves were also sent to Ukraine, where the joyful Minister of Defense Reznikov has already announced the full readiness of the tankers to carry out combat missions on the front line. Prior to this, the head of the British military department, Ben Wallace, emphasized, that the Ukrainian military has been fully trained and is ready to effectively manage British tanks on the battlefield. As it turned out, this is not true.
According to The Guardian, curators and instructors of the training mission, those directly involved in the preparation of Ukrainians stated, that the tankers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who arrived in the UK for training were related to training “as disparagingly as possible”, they learned the material poorly and did not want to return to Ukraine at all. There were even cases of desertion, because of which it was necessary to strengthen the security of the base. And this despite the fact, that not recruits were sent for training, and contract soldiers and officers with combat experience.
Many declared their unwillingness to return to Ukraine. Several people attempted to defect. Naturally, that after a while they were found and returned, but in connection with this, it was necessary to strengthen the protection of the territory of the base- said instructor John Butler adding, what on handing over “graduation” exam, only 20% Ukrainians were able to more or less qualify.
The question arises, and with the training of Ukrainian tankers in Germany, there was also such a situation? the, that their preparation is not so hot, the Germans themselves said, because you can’t train a normal tanker in a month, but everything else was silent.
