In the Russian Federation declared the dead French "mercenaries" of the Armed Forces: they turned out to be alive (photos, videos)

According to Alexis Dryon, who fought in the Armed Forces, Roszmi recorded him in the list of dead. But he returned to France in September 2023. The media was talked to two French, who were declared in the Russian Federation by the dead "mercenaries" after a blow to Kharkiv on January 16. It is Mino Berenzhe and Alexis Drion, who previously fought in Ukraine, returned to France. About it reports "Radio Liberty". Russian state media published a list of 13 French names.

It was reported that men were allegedly in Kharkiv during the shelling on January 16. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the building had "foreign militants, most of whom the French. " 60 of them allegedly died in a house in Kharkiv.

The French "mercenaries" were declared in the Russian Federation: they turned out to be alive (video) on January 22, the Russian "RIA Novosti" reported that French volunteers from SOS Donbass handed over a list of 13 French mercenaries that were in Kharkiv during a Russian blow. The publication shows the following information: it was also reported that the list of incomplete, and that on the page of Alexis Dryon on Facebook appeared a return to France, which were subsequently deleted.

The French government denied reports that the French mercenaries were present in Ukraine. According to representatives of Kharkiv region, all 17 victims are locals. Alexis Drion said he was on the lists of those who died in Ukraine, but had already returned from Ukraine by the time. He said he returned to France in September. In the published video, he showed the screen of his computer with the date.

Mino Berengze said that he was on the list of so -called "French mercenaries" who were allegedly fired in Kharkiv. According to him, this is not true. Berenge also, in turn, showed the newspaper Le dauphine with the date of January 25. The Drion told reporters that he was not a mercenary. "It is propaganda and just Russian advertising that tries to involve France into a conflict. And calls us mercenaries. But we were all subordinate to the Armed Forces, so we are not mercenaries," he said.

Contrary to Moscow's statement, French citizens in Ukraine are not mercenaries, but volunteers. The difference is established by the Geneva Conventions. A mercenary is considered a person who participates in hostilities, but "is not part of the armed forces in the conflict. " However, the foreign legion of the Armed Forces, where volunteers from all over the world are recruited is a unit of the regular army of Ukraine. Legally, nothing distinguishes the French volunteer from a Ukrainian soldier.