Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers undergo French military training before being sent to the front

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Ukraine’s allies are continuing apace with combat-training programs that have prepared many tens of thousands of Ukrainians for battle on the front lines against Russia.

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00:00 Ukrainian troops are being put through their paces at a French military base before being

00:06 sent to the front line. The soldiers are there for an intensive four-week training course

00:10 aimed at getting them ready for a second winter, defending their country from the Russian invasion.

00:17 France is on course to train 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers this year as part of a EU military

00:24 assistance mission that launched a year ago this week.

00:42 With a frozen front line in the war, Ukraine is looking to develop its tactics and manoeuvring

00:49 schemes in order to bust through Russian defences.

01:04 Meanwhile, President Zelensky has warned Ukrainians to ready themselves for a potential

01:11 Russian assault on the nation's energy infrastructure. Last year, persistent attacks on the nation's

01:33 power grid resulted in hundreds of thousands being deprived of heating or electricity during

01:38 the coldest month of the year.

01:40 [WHOOSH]

01:43 (whooshing)

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