The State Department expressed “condolences” to the victim’s family.
A French volunteer was killed in Ukraine a week ago, the French Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, confirming information from the daily Le Monde. “A certain ‘T’ died a week ago,” the French newspaper assured.
“We have received the sad news of this death. We offer our condolences to the family with whom the relevant departments of the Ministry (…) are in contact,” the Quai d’Orsay told AFP.
Another death was announced in March
Last week, the ministry announced the death of Kevin D., a former humanitarian who left more than a year ago to fight alongside the Ukrainians in the Bakhmout region, the frontline flashpoint in eastern Ukraine. confirmed.
“We remind that Ukraine is a war zone throughout its territory. In this context, it is formally not advisable to travel to Ukraine, for whatever reason,” he told AFP to the ministry, repeating word for word his statements from last week .
Several French went to fight in Ukraine, where an international legion under his command brings together foreign fighters. Their number is not officially known. Le Monde claims eight of them were killed.