UKRAINE:
Ukraine’s land forces commander on Monday admitted there were “problems” with an army unit partly trained in France after reports that many of its soldiers had deserted.
The 155th Mechanised Brigade, dubbed “Anne of Kyiv”, was one of several military groupings formed last year as Ukraine sought to boost preparations for possible new Russian offensives.
The unit is made up of 4,500 soldiers, with France training roughly half of them and providing equipment.
“Yes, there are problems, we are aware of them,” Land Forces Commander Mykhailo Drapaty said of the 155th Mechanised Brigade, known as the “Anne of Kyiv” brigade, in comments to media including AFP.
