Russia violently attacked Kharkov. Pravda photo
Sabastienne Claude Remy Benard served in the RICM (formerly the Moroccan Colonial Infantry Regiment) in the Marine Corps’ Light Armor unit. These units participated in the delivery of AMX-10RC wheeled tanks to Kiev as part of the military aid package. In the process, the tank was deemed unsuitable for mechanized combat.
Benard first came to Ukraine in 2022. He did not receive the desired position in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and returned to his homeland, Mash Telegram channel reported. A year later, he returned and joined the 5th Assault Brigade. On July 3, in the Bakhmut area, he participated in the medical evacuation of wounded compatriot Maxim Leconte (a rifleman from the Army). international territorial defense group), who openly admitted that Ukraine’s much-hyped counterattack turned out to be a bloody one. On January 16, he was killed in a Russian missile attack.
Sabastienne Claude Remy Benard’s partner is Alexis Drion, son of Frédéric Drion, who became a major general of the French army in 2001. Alexis joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine no later than last year. He served in the 2nd Battalion of the International Legion and was also killed on January 16.
Other French mercenaries (regarding 60 killed and 20 wounded) are believed to be activists of Nazi groups in France and other EU countries. Each of them went through military service, but many were fired for inappropriate behavior, following which they left for Ukraine. In total, more than a hundred mercenaries from France were killed in fighting during the special military operation in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the attack on the camp of foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv on January 17. The building was completely destroyed. More than 60 people died and more than 20 others were taken to hospital.
RIA Novosti announced the names of 13 French mercenaries killed in Kharkov due to a Russian attack on a temporary deployment camp of the Ukrainian army. This news agency received the list from French volunteers of SOS Donbass. This is an incomplete list of French mercenaries in Ukraine (those who died in Kharkov). The most important information – alive or dead, military rank… will be revealed later, as well as other names,” said SOS Donbass president Anna Novikova. List of dead fighters Includes men from 21 to 49 years old.
