Western military trainers suffer the fate of Ukrainians
report Mehr News Agency Quoted by Sputnik, Jean-Paul Balomeiro, a former official of the French Air Force, emphasized that Western trainers in Ukraine may be exposed to Russian attacks.
He added: If these people approach the conflict fronts or strategic targets, they may be targeted by Russia.
This former French military official added: The Russians have strategic goals in Ukraine, and it is clear that the Western coaches will be concerned about the fate of the Ukrainians if they approach these goals.
French President Emmanuel Macron had previously announced the possibility of deploying military forces in Ukraine. Earlier, the spokesman of the Kremlin announced that the trainers of the Ukrainian army will not be safe from Russian attacks.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that military instructors who train Ukrainian soldiers will not be immune.
He stated: Any instructor who trains the Ukrainian army will not be safe from Russian attacks and it does not matter if they are French or not.
Also, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said about the sending of French military trainers to Ukraine: military trainers will be Russia’s legitimate target.
