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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

French Fighting for Ukraine Are Often Well-Known Nazi Activists, Ex-Intelligence Officer Says

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PARIS (Sputnik) - Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said many foreign mercenaries are fighting on the side of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly said mercenaries from NATO countries were eliminated in Russia's special military operation zone.
The French fighting for Ukraine are often well-known Nazi activists, and the French press is trying to make heroes out of them, former police officer and ex-employee of France's counter-terrorism intelligence service Nicolas Cinquini, who is now searching for information about French citizens participating in the conflict on the side of Ukraine, told Sputnik.
“Unlike government officials, the French, on their own initiative, joined the ranks of the Atlanticists and demonstrate their narcissism on social media, where they are easy to identify. Well-known Nazi activists are widely represented there, and, moreover, the French press is trying to make heroes out of them,” Cinquini said.
He told Sputnik what categories of people voluntarily go to fight in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Volunteers who have left individually are often disgruntled ex-military personnel whose careers in the armed forces were cut to no more than non-commissioned officers, with limited knowledge of history or geopolitics; racists; supporters or outspoken activists of the far right, or even recognized Nazis,” the former intelligence officer said.
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Graves of US Mercenaries Who Died in Ukraine Appear at Cemeteries of United States
In mid-March, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that during Russia's special military operation, 13,387 foreign mercenaries arrived in Ukraine to participate in hostilities on the side of the Kiev regime. During the period, 5,962 militants were eliminated.
The ministry named Poland the leader in terms of the number of killed mercenaries: 2,960 people came from there, 1,497 were killed. Georgia comes next: 561 out of 1,042 mercenaries were killed, and those who arrived from the United States lost 491 out of 1,113 people. A total of 422 of 1,005 Canadian mercenaries, 360 of 822 British ones, and 349 of 784 Romanian mercenaries were also killed. A total of 235 mercenaries arrived from Germany, with 88 of them killed.
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