He stressed that the mercenaries who arrived on the territory of Donbass "came to kill and earn money."
“We consider foreign mercenaries who have arrived on our territory to be criminals who must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
This is a very serious punishment for mercenarism and for conducting criminal activities, and violating the laws of war, ”he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Colonel Vladimir Baranyuk, commander of the 36th separate marine brigade since 2021, Hero of Ukraine, previously told in an interview with RT how foreign instructors have trained the Ukrainian military over the past five to six years.
According to him, British and Canadian military missions operate in Ukraine.