Ukrainian soldiers prepare for training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty ImagesUkraine has plans to extend its training period for new soldiers.Currently, new recruits have to undergo a three-month military training.Numerous reports have shown that soldiers in Ukraine are ill-trained to fight on the front lines.The Ukrainian army is extending the period of training for its new recruits after months of reports have shown that their soldiers are ill-trained for combat and risk dying out too quickly.The commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in a Sunday announcement on Facebook: "Quality training is one of the main factors of saving the life of a Ukrainian soldier.""We are working to increase the duration of basic general military training," he said in the post on the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Facebook account.