While Friday, June 3, the Quai d’Orsay officially announced the death of a Frenchman, gone to fight with the Ukrainians, the profile of the latter is emerging. Wilfried Blériot was 32 years old and was a dad.
He had joined the international defense legion of Ukraine. Wilfried Blériot, 32, is the first Frenchman to officially die on the Ukrainian front, the Quai d’Orsay reported on Friday June 3.
“We learned the sad news that a Frenchman had been mortally wounded in fighting in Ukraine. We offer our condolences to his family,” the ministry said.
“Ready to Die”
This Monday, June 6, the profile of this young man takes shape a little more. Saturday, June 4, the Facebook account of the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine published a photo of him, as well as other men, also fallen in combat.
“Words do not exist to express our gratitude for their service and ultimate sacrifice. Here are the unsung heroes who came here to uphold the values they believed in and stand up against tyranny,” the legion spokesperson said. International Defense of Ukraine.
Wilfried Blériot was from Bayeux, in Calvados, indicate our colleagues from Ouest France. In a video posted on Reddit, the young man shows his identity card and introduces himself as a Norman, and says he is ready to die. As for his military experience, he explains that he only has one year of exercise. He also indicates in this video that he has two children aged two and nine.
He “did not find his place in France”
For this Frenchman, fighting Russia is important, to defend Europe, because according to him, the country would not stop at Ukraine and he also says he is ready to kill Russians. After being at the Polish border helping Ukrainians flee their country, he volunteered to join the international legion.
His mother, interviewed by Europe 1, explains that he “did not find his place in France”. According to her, he was the father of an 8-year-old girl. “He loved us but he had decided to do this. He wanted to do this. When you love your child, you respect his choices,” she says.
Close to the extreme right?
In the photo released by the international legion, the fighter in military uniform also displays a black badge, on which two white rifles stand out. France Bleu indicates that this coat of arms represents misanthropic division logo, a neo-Nazi organization that originated in Ukraine.
The Frenchman’s membership in this small group seems to be confirmed by Liberation, which specifies that the Telegram account of the “Misanthropic division” has also published a photo and the identity of the one who seems to be Wilfried Blériot. According to Liberation, the telegram account honors the memory of this “proud member of the WSMDivision, French legionnairea man who fought against Bolshevism and antifascists all his life”.