About 1,700 soldiers from a Ukrainian unit equipped by the West and trained in France went AWOL before firing a shot.

Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while training in France, a French army official told AFP on Monday.

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in France, a representative of the French army informed on Monday in an interview with AFP. - There have been a certain number of desertions, but they are still very marginal,

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in France, a representative of the French army reported on Monday in an interview with AFP. "There have been a certain number of desertions, but they are still very marginal,

"There have been a certain number of desertions, but they remain very marginal given the volume of people who have undergone training,” said the French official. "They were in French barracks and had the right to go out,