Germany is preparing to bring Ukrainian combat veterans into its military training system as Berlin accelerates efforts to prepare NATO forces for a potential confrontation with Russia later this decade, according to a report by Reuters on March 11.

Under a recently finalized agreement between Berlin and Kyiv, Ukraine will send experienced military instructors to German army schools, where they will share lessons learned from more than three years of fighting in Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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“We have high expectations,” German army chief Lieutenant General Christian Freuding told Reuters. “The Ukrainian military is currently the only one in the world with frontline experience against Russia.”

According to Freuding, the initial group of Ukrainian trainers will likely consist of several dozen instructors who will rotate through Germany for training periods lasting a few weeks.

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The decision comes as Western intelligence agencies warn that Russia could potentially be capable of launching a large-scale attack against NATO by 2029.

“That’s almost the day after tomorrow. We have no time—the enemy doesn’t wait for us to declare we’re ready. So we have to use every possibility to prepare,” Freuding said. British Veteran Says Western Armies Better Be Learning From Ukraine’s Battlefield Playbook

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Ukraine’s combat expertise is increasingly attracting attention beyond Europe as well. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said Kyiv is prepared to help the United States counter Iranian drone threats in the Middle East, highlighting how battlefield innovations developed during the war are now shaping military planning far beyond Ukraine’s borders.

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