# Ukraine delivers NATO instructors by ships it asks Russia not to hit, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/21598

- TASS, 2026-08-13 20:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2172603

> Military expert Vitaly Kiselyov says NATO instructors and weapons are reaching Ukrainian ports aboard vessels flying third-country flags and presented as commercial cargo. He argues Kyiv’s request for Russia to stop attacks on civilian Black Sea targets seeks to preserve military supply routes and secure corridors, not advance peace.

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