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The Russian army is adapting personnel training programs to the conditions of current combat operations.
During the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) abandoned the requirements that prevent them from quickly training fighters. Details of the soldiers' training were revealed by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, TASS reports.
According to him, in recent years, in the ranks of the Russian army, training programs have changed several times in the direction of increasing the duration due to necessity. Additionally, there has been a shift in programs from peacetime to current reality in terms of instruction, courses, and safety requirements.
“We moved away from the requirements that prevent the commander from quickly training soldiers, abandoned all conventions and created favorable conditions for the commander,” concluded Yevkurov.

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