National Guard Commander: More than half of our instructors have combat experience

13:47, 27.12.2024 1 min read

More than 50% of instructors in the National Guard of Ukraine currently have combat experience, said National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko.

"More than half. I'm not counting those who have been fighting since 2014 - this is a slightly different experience," Pivnenko said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

He also pointed out that training abroad also gives significant results in this direction.

"In addition, we constantly check the suitability of the commanders of training units who are directly with the mobilized. Many of the commanders have already been replaced, some have been sent for additional training," Pivnenko said.

He stressed that the role of the instructor is extremely important, but pointed out that it is difficult to take instructors from brigades for training during a war.

"We involve them on a rotational basis. We also send instructors to study abroad. And a separate issue with specialists. For example, let's take a tank company. It takes at least 42 days to train a tanker, plus coordination. We are working on this, too," Pivnenko said.