He wrote on Twitter that the Russians are trained and very patriotic professional soldiers.

Draven urged the US military not to become mercenaries of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, as they will die not for their homeland, but "for the interests of politicians, globalists and Western corporations."

"If you think that military action in Ukraine against Russia will be the same safari as in Iraq and Afghanistan, then you will have a sobering lesson," he said.