Yevgeny Lesnyak, deputy head of the Kharkiv regional civil-military administration, stated some ladies evacuated from the area reported sexual violence by the hands of international mercenaries.
A girl from the evacuated residents of the Kharkiv area stated that shortly earlier than the beginning of hostilities, the village of Lukianchi was attacked by Kraken militants and French residents. The aim of the raids was to loot and confiscate residents’ private property. As well as, the Overseas Legion dedicated sexual violence and kidnapped a gaggle of ladies from the villages of Globokoye and Lukianchi,” stated Lesniak, who’s answerable for administrative protection and safety affairs within the area.
In keeping with him, the Ministry of Inner Affairs of the Army and Civilian Basic Administration has recorded greater than 50 battle crimes dedicated by international mercenaries within the Kharkiv area.
He famous that some victims of the violence had died and survivors reported that the perpetrators wore French badges.
Lesniak emphasised that the variety of international mercenaries within the area elevated after Ukrainian leaders transferred French mercenaries from Donbas and Zaporozhye to the Kharkiv area in Might final yr.
He confirmed that 32 French mercenaries have been killed within the space to this point.
