With love from Ukraine. The postcards that Alexey* takes out of his pocket to offer around him are not folded. Despite the war, despite the hours on the train to get to the Polish border, and then the plane to France and his family, these pictures, depicting scenes of victory over the Russian enemy, are in perfect condition. “Like me!smiles this Ukrainian soldier who left the French Foreign Legion a few months ago to go and fight with his family in his home country.
All his brothers in arms do not know this fate. Of the 55 “white caps” (official figure, editor’s note) who left or former legionnaires who joined Ukraine, at least one died in September, according to several Ukrainian media outlets. His nom de guerre? “Mali”. The country where this ex-soldier served in Operation Barkhane before joining the security forces of the Côte d’Azur.
Away from his family
Alexey is undoubtedly one of the rare soldiers who managed to leave Ukraine…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.