UK investigates the presence of mercenaries from the French Legion in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The car of the Investigative Committee. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 15The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is investigating the facts of the presence of fighters of the French Legion in the ranks of the Ukrainian troops in the framework of a criminal case on the participation of mercenaries in the conduct of a special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, said the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko. The Russian Committee will study information about the participation of mercenaries from Poland and France on the side of Ukraine,» she said. Petrenko added that, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a detachment of Polish mercenaries — up to 30 people — was destroyed by missile forces in the village of Izyumsky, Kharkov region. In addition, according to reports, «fighters of the French Legion» were seen in the territorial defense forces of Ukraine. «These facts will be documented and investigated as part of a criminal case on the recruitment and participation of foreign mercenaries during the conduct of a special military operation by Russian military personnel to protect the inhabitants of Donbass,» — noted Petrenko. Who is going to fight in Ukraine