Ukrainian servicemen. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 5 Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said Canadian military instructors have trained more than 33,000 Ukrainian troops since 2015. The Canadian UNIFIER training mission in Ukraine was launched in 2015 at the request of the Ukrainian government , earlier this year it was expanded and extended to March 2025.Media: American mercenary spoke about the problems of the Ukrainian army social network Facebook *. The General Staff noted that Canada planned to send 225 instructors to the UK in the near future to train Ukrainian recruits in a curriculum focused on individual skills necessary for combat operations on the front line. The General Staff specified that from February 2022 Canada allocated or provided military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 626 million US dollars, including artillery pieces — towed 155-mm M777 howitzers with interchangeable barrels and compatible ammunition, as well as drones and armored vehicles. Russia sent a note to NATO countries due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.* The activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist -content/uploads/2022/08/4384d7c01b96c37452f8c16b65247641.jpg» />The Canadian Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of a mercenary in Ukraine
