A string of misfortunes. British ground troops [ANALYSIS].

The United Kingdom has a population of 69 million. The UK is besides the world's sixth largest economy, with a GDP of more than 3 trillion US dollars. The [UK Armed Forces budget](https://defence24.pl/polityka-obronna/wejsc-na-ukraine-tak-zwiekszyc-wydatki-na-zbrojenia-nie) is 83 billion US dollars. Despite this, the country's armed forces are plagued by a number of systemic problems.