Moscow said foreign mercenaries had been killed while in action in contact with Russian forces that steamrollered Kyiv's forces. These non-Ukrainian casualties were part of those killed as the Russian army steamrolled defenses of the Nationalists and Azov Nazis.
Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine Doomed From the Start
According to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, in the last ten days of hostilities, about 170 mercenaries are all killed in action. Some reports say that they were used as cannon fodder for the Russian on the frontline, reported RT.
Shoigu confirmed these deaths last Tuesday, but these mercenaries were killed while serving alongside Ukrainian troops. He spoke in the ministry and informed the combined forces of Russia and the Donbas republics was a successful offensive. It whittled down soldiers and private military companies in these armed assaults.
Along with the 170 foreign mercenaries, 99 left Ukraine and abandoned Kyiv in 10 days of action. The International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, which welcomes foreigners, released a statement on Tuesday through its spokesman Damien Magrou. He confirmed that the Kharkov region had seen the death of a French mercenary named Adrien D., noted the Thread Times.
Talking to BFM TV, Magrou claimed that the fighter passed away from injuries on June 25 in a field hospital after briefly going into a coma, citing the Press United.
RTL radio remarked the Frenchman was included in the first batch to join Ukraine and the second French national to be killed.
Moscow dealt with foreign mercenaries instead of the goals set by the special operation, leading to many killed in action.
Last June 1, another French national, Wilfried Bleriot, was killed in the Kharkov region. On the 30th of June, his funeral was held in France.
Mercenaries Are Not Prisoners of War
RTL claims that about fifty French nationals are fighting for Kyiv. At the same time, Magrou disclosed in mid-June that foreign nationals from 55 countries serve in the legion.
The recent capture of foreign mercenaries prompted him to demand that Russia consider them as part of the Ukrainian forces and have rights as prisoners of war who are protected by the Geneva convention. Foreign nationals won't risk getting sentenced to death by the DPR or LPR authorities.
Magrou asked the Russian army and its allies to respect international humanitarian law and said actions were crimes against the Ukrainian military.
Russian military spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov, made it clear these foreign mercenaries would rot in jail for a long time if they were not executed. Ukrainian officials gave these mercenaries passports for legal protection, but those captured are still tried.
He informed that hundreds of unknown foreign soldiers of fortune were wiped out by precise long-range weaponry, and these camps for their training with tactical units were leveled. One major cause of death is poor training and no actual combat experience.
The Russian defense ministry reveals that 6,956 foreign nationals fought for Kyiv between February 24 and June 17. About 1,956 are all KIA, and 1,779 left Ukraine, remarked the ministry. Moscow states that foreign mercenaries were killed in action in the course of the offensive came about as the Ukraine army turned tail and ran from the Russian onslaught.