Blank cartridges and wooden grenades: captured Ukrainian serviceman told about training in the UK POW Evgeny Kirillov was trained in the United Kingdom. There, Kirillov said, AFU servicemen were taught trench clearing as part of small assault teams and medicine, but the training was mainly using blank cartridges and wooden grenades. 'No normal firing ranges, no defence (was trained),' he said. Kirillov said that during the battle, during which his group was captured, the servicemen asked the command for permission to retreat, but were ordered to take a circular defence and wait for reinforcements. However, no one came to their aid. The AFU group was surrounded by Russian troops and decided to surrender.