Ukraine Conflict
Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Sputnik Received List of French Mercenaries Allegedly Present in Kharkov During Russian Strike

DONETSK (Sputnik) - A partial list of French mercenaries who allegedly were in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov at the time of the Russian strike on their location was provided to Sputnik by French volunteers from the SOS Donbass organisation, who communicate with compatriots in the territories controlled by Kiev.
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The head of SOS Donbass, Anna Novikova, who has Russian and French citizenship, told Sputnik that information about who of those Frenchmen is alive or dead needs to be clarified and will be given later.
Names in the list are: Albert Aymeric, 12/22/1999, Alexis Drion, 06/13/1986, Berenger Guillaume Alain Minaud, 12/30/1978, Charles Bertin Roussel, 09/01/1996, Emmanuel Tanguy Kenneth Delange Grandal, 09/26/1998, Gilles Bernard Sylvain, 10/27/1980, Jacques-Pierre Gabriel Evrard Philippe, 09/29/1987, Jean-Pierre Bonnot Chris Heraid, 07/17/1999, Marcellin Demon, 05/23/2002, Maris Andre Dubois Clement, 09/28/1995, Sabastienne Claude Remy Benard, 04/04/1974, Thomas Jeremy Nathan Gourier, 02/24/1996, Valentin Dupoy Mel, 01/02/1994.
Following the news, French mercenary Alexis Drion, whose name appears in the list provided to us by the SOS Donbass organization of those who were in Kharkov during a Russian missile strike, has said on social media that he is alive. According to Drion, who has been posting photos from Ukraine with weapons in his hands for several months, he is now in France.
On January 17, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian armed forces destroyed a temporary deployment point for foreign fighters in Kharkov, in whuch about 60 soldiers were killed.
The French Foreign Ministry has rejected the information that French citizens serve in the ranks of the Ukrainian military.
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