Ukrainian tanks in the Donetsk region. File photoPARIS, Jun 5 A French mercenary who died in early June in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine may have been linked to French far-right groups, writes Libération. On Friday, French radio station Europe 1 reported on the first French mercenary , killed in Ukraine. The man came to fight as part of the international legion on the side of the Ukrainian troops. According to media reports, he was mortally wounded after an artillery shelling near Kharkov. Later, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of a compatriot. According to Libération, the deceased is 32-year-old French legionnaire Wilfried Blériot, who could be associated with French far-right groups. So, one of the groups in their Telegram channel published a photo of the deceased, revealing his identity. The group calls Blériot «a French legionnaire who fought against Bolshevism and anti-fascists all his life.» In addition, there is a photo on social networks where a French mercenary poses with a fascist salute. .jpg» />A Croatian mercenary who fought for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was wounded in Ukraine
