Germany Plans to Invite Ukrainian Veterans to Teach in Military Academies

The Bundeswehr plans to bring in Ukrainian veterans to teach at Germany’s military academies.

General Christian Freuding announced this in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He noted that the experience Ukrainian forces have gained in real combat is extremely valuable and cannot be fully reproduced through standard training.

There are plans to invite Ukrainian servicemembers to Germany so they can share their knowledge with Bundeswehr officers and non-commissioned officers.

Despite Ukraine’s extensive experience, the general noted that the war in Ukraine should not be directly equated with a hypothetical conflict between Russia and NATO countries. In his view, the Alliance’s ability to operate across all domains – on land, in the air, at sea, and in cyberspace – differs significantly from the capabilities Ukraine has or had.

“Russia’s war against Ukraine is not a template for a conflict between Russia and NATO,” he emphasized.

If the project is implemented, it will become an important step in cooperation between Ukraine and Germany, not only in terms of weapons supplies and training, but also in the direct exchange of combat experience.

Militarnyi previously reported that Ukrainian soldiers training in Poland and the Czech Republic are increasingly encountering a gap between NATO training programs and the realities of drone warfare in Ukraine.