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Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66879485
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 3 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields.
The training by British Army sappers - combat engineers, some of whom faced similar obstacles in Afghanistan - was specifically requested by Ukraine.
He says he appreciates the help being given by his British brothers in arms, but says Ukraine still needs more Western help and equipment to clear the Russian minefields.
At the military base in Poland, more than 20 dummy devices have been buried and booby-trapped by the small UK training team in a field.
Staff Sgt Kevin Engstrom says the British are teaching the Ukrainians the gold standard of mine clearance, which involves time and patience, but adds: “If your immediate threat is gunfire, you can’t always be slow and methodical.”
Capt Chris Wilson, who leads the small British training team in Poland, says the character traits needed for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search “is someone who’s slow and methodical, who can think and understand problem-solving while retaining their composure”.
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