MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. French volunteer Serge Mounier, who fights in Donbass on Russia's side, has warned his country's authorities against sending soldiers to Ukraine. His video message was released by the International Reporters agency.

"I am a volunteer, a Frenchman. I came to Donbass in July 2014. Today I would like to address the French, the French government, especially the propagandists covering the conflict. <...> The French government wants to send troops to Ukraine, particularly to Odessa. This decision may cost the lives of many French soldiers, because if they come, these soldiers will be eliminated. The generals who lead the French army know its condition and its capabilities. The French army has not fought a high-intensity war against a superior enemy," he stated. Mounier also said that he had joined the Russian Armed Forces.

He noted that the consequences could be catastrophic for French troops, and also spoke about other volunteers from France fighting on Russia’s side. In particular, he noted that some were being instructed as UAV operators.