The information was confirmed this Friday by Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné.
Two French humanitarian workers were killed in a Russian strike in Beryslav, southern Ukraine.
Three other people were injured.
These two French people worked for the NGO Entraide Protestante Suisse.
In a press release, the humanitarian organization
“confirms the news”
and announces the death of two of its
“collaborators”
who suffered a
“fatal attack”
in the south-east of Ukraine on Thursday.
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“It is with great sadness that Entraide Protestante Suisse (EPER) confirms the heartbreaking news of a fatal attack which occurred yesterday, Thursday February 1, in the south-east of Ukraine,”
specifies the communicated.
A group of employees was attacked around 2:30 p.m. during a humanitarian intervention.
On this occasion, two of the team's valued colleagues tragically lost their lives and other employees were injured.”
Two men of French nationality
The Swiss NGO
“
expresses its deep sympathy to the families and loved ones of its deceased and injured colleagues”
and specifies that it
“is working hard to evacuate its injured colleagues safely”
.
It
“strongly condemns this brutal and unjustifiable attack, which constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law”
.
The governor of the Kherson region (south), Oleksandr Prokudin, announced Thursday evening on Telegram the death of two French
“volunteers”
in a Russian strike, and specified that three foreigners and a Ukrainian had been slightly injured.
In the process, the Ukrainian national police clarified that the victims were two men of French nationality targeted by a drone attack.
Ukrainian police also announced the opening of an investigation into violations of the laws of war.