Business Insider (BI) reported that the Commander-in-Chief of the Danish army, Major General Peter Boysen, recently said that Denmark is planning to send some soldiers to Ukraine to learn about combat skills and control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Boysen said the Danish soldiers would be sent there to see firsthand the experience that the Ukrainians have accumulated, stressing that the force would not participate directly in combat.
The soldiers will be stationed in western Ukraine, away from the front line, but BI said they could still be within range of long-range missiles from Russia.
Boysen said that students and coaches will participate in training courses that will last about 1 to 2 weeks, expected to start this summer. However, the specific number of soldiers has not been decided.
The Danish general said that the armed forces of this country can learn a lot from Ukraine's combat experience, thereby improving their own combat capabilities. He affirmed that the field of unmanned weapons is developing at an unprecedented pace during his 42 years of military service.
He also revealed that the plan was based on the invitation of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, and said that attack UAVs currently account for more than 70% of the casualties that Ukraine caused to the enemy.
According to BI, Ukraine has now become a world leader in UAV warfare, with the pace of innovation in tactics, UAV types and increasingly rapid response measures. This is something that Western countries are closely monitoring.
Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, called the plan a "provocational act" and said that Copenhagen was "doing deeply" into the conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking in an interview with TV 2 (denmark), Mr. Barbin warned that facilities such as commandos, training centers and military equipment gathering points, whether located deep in Ukraine or on the front line, are all legitimate targets of the Russian army.
Russia has previously viewed Western assets in Ukraine, such as the arms factory of Rheinmetall Group (Germany), as legitimate targets, but there have been no reports confirming attacks on these facilities.
