Kind regards from Ukraine!
The postcards that Alexeï* takes out of his pocket to offer around him have not taken a fold.
Despite the war, despite the hours of train to reach the Polish border, then the plane trip to reach France and his family, these pictures representing scenes of victory over the Russian enemy are in perfect condition.
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Like me!
smiles this Ukrainian soldier who, a few months ago, deserted the French Foreign Legion to go and fight alongside his family in his native country.
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All his brothers in arms do not know this fate.
Among the 55 "white kepis" (official figure, editor's note) to have defected, or former legionnaires to join Ukraine, at least one died in September, according to several Ukrainian media.
His nom de guerre?
“Mali”.
A country where this former soldier had served during Operation Barkhane, before converting to security on the Côte d'Azur.
Far from his family
Alexei is undoubtedly one of the rare soldiers to have been able to leave Ukraine…
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