Ukraine should build highly trained army – Colonel Grant

This was said by retired British Army Colonel and military expert Glen Grant in an interview on Espreso TV.

The expert said there’s no doubt — Ukraine is making solid progress in military tech.

"There is no question in my mind that Ukraine is developing its technology extremely well. But still, the most important thing is looking after the people and providing proper training. It requires developing a better training system, not just 45 days, but creating soldiers who truly know what they are doing. And maybe that means changing how we think about using people," Grant added.

He stressed that Ukrainians should not be treated as cannon fodder — they should be trained as high-level, technically competent soldiers.

"That also means making changes to the recruitment system, which is not functioning effectively at the moment. It involves changes to basic training, to second and third level training, and a serious rethinking of doctrine, focusing on how to use technology to save lives and keep people alive as long as possible. The longer a Ukrainian soldier stays alive on the front line, the greater the chance of winning, because that soldier becomes more experienced and more effective," the colonel said.

Grant pointed out that needless losses show a failure to move forward.

"Taking care of the troops and training them properly is the key, because technology can only be used effectively by highly trained, high quality people. There is no benefit in simply handing someone a drone and expecting them to use it well. They cannot. They need proper training to operate it effectively. That is how Ukraine will win. Eventually, Russia will crack," the expert concluded.