A French army official confirmed to AFP on Jan. 6 that several dozen Ukrainian soldiers serving in the 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Mechanized Brigade deserted while undergoing military training in France.

Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while training in France, a French army official told AFP on Monday."There have been a certain number of desertions, but they remain very marginal given the volume of people who have undergone training,

Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in France. However, this phenomenon did not become widespread, according to France24 and AFP. According to a representative of the French military,

Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers deserted while undergoing training in France, AFP reported, citing a French army official.

Although desertions occurred on French soil, officials described them as 'marginal' in relation to overall number of trainees, says local media - Anadolu Ajansı

Ukraine's land forces commander also admitted there were 'problems' with the unit known as 'Anne of Kyiv' after reports of desertions.

The 155th Mechanized Brigade, partially trained by France, came under scrutiny after a Ukrainian reporter said 1,700 men had deserted since March.

The representative stated that the number of desertions “remain very marginal given the volume of people who have undergone training.” “They were in French barracks, they had the right to go out,” the official said.

A few dozen' Ukrainian soldiers have deserted during their training in France, according to French military officials. Paris says the number of desertions is “very marginal” compared to the total number of soldiers trained.

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in France, a representative of the French army informed in an interview with AFP on Monday. "There have been a certain number of desertions, but they remain very marginal given the volume of people who have undergone training,