War in Ukraine: “To repel a potential Russian breakthrough from Belarus”, the French army is said to have secretly trained to prepare for a possible deployment in Ukraine

France allegedly secretly carried out large-scale military exercises under the code name “Perseus” last fall. The French army would have simulated the deployment of its special forces in Ukraine to repel a hypothetical Russian breakthrough from Belarusreports the specialized site Intelligence Online.

The exercise would have lasted a week and would have mobilized all the personnel of the special operations command of the French army. The maneuvers would have been carried out in a region chosen for its resemblance to the “elbow what does” the Dnieper River, in the north of the kyiv regionfaithfully reproducing potential combat conditions.

3,200 soldiers mobilized

“Throughout the week, training [dont le lieu a été tenu secret, NDLR] made it possible to test the actions and equipment of 3,200 soldiers”write our colleagues who indicate that “the emphasis was on the tactical use of droneselectronic warfare, radio reconnaissance and unit interoperability in high-intensity combat scenarios.

Despite the integration of advanced technologies, the specialized site notes a notable gap: the absence of training on FPV attack drones, which could have considerably improved operational efficiency.