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- General Sir Roly Walker warned troops they must be ready to fight at 0-40 metres.
- He warned at Catterick Garrison to about 700 soldiers of the 1st (UK) Division.
- Walker said Ukraine demonstrated that enemy fire can strike troops from spitting distance.
- He contrasted this need with decades-old doctrine of engaging enemies from 400 metres to four kilometres.
- Walker urged soldiers to be hard, tough and resilient for close-range fighting.