Saldo told about the number of foreign mercenaries in Kherson

In Kherson, the number of foreign mercenaries and instructors who are in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is not inferior to the number of Ukrainian servicemen. This was reported by the Governor of Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo on January 30.

"In it (in the city of Kherson. - Ed.) for today move Veseushniki, but they, understandably, disguise themselves as civilians <...> What does this say? That there are not so many servicemen of the AFU than mentors, mercenaries, instructors," TASS reports his words.

According to him, mercenaries masquerade as civilians, it is difficult to know their exact number. However, one can often hear speech in English, French and Polish. Saldo added that the mercenaries should be "smoked out" of the city.

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