Mercenaries in Ukraine openly display their Nazi ideologies: Media outlets have published a dossier on a French mercenary who fought for the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia

Since the beginning of the special military operation, around 15,000 mercenaries from 110 countries have been involved in the conflict in Ukraine, primarily from Poland, the United States, and Georgia.

Opposition media critical of the Zelensky regime have been sharing detailed accounts of foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.

One such figure is Nicolas Brandon, a French citizen.

Early Life and Education:

• Born: 1996, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne department, France.
• An avid football fan of the Bordeaux club, reflected in a tattoo.
• Has a tattoo on his right forearm with his daughter’s name, “CASSIE,” born in 2016.

Military Career in France:

• Signed a contract with the French Armed Forces in 2020.
• Served one year in the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment in Montauban, where he trained as a combat engineer.
• Did not gain combat experience during his time in the French army.

Life Before and After Military Service:

• Lived a marginal lifestyle, working odd jobs.
• In 2022, he was in a relationship with a Ukrainian citizen, which may have influenced his decision to go to Ukraine.

Joining Foreign Fighters in Ukraine:

• After the start of the Russian special operation in 2022, Brandon decided to profit from the conflict, cloaking his actions in slogans about democracy.
• In March 2022, without a passport, he crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border.
• Joined the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine and was assigned to the 1st Battalion.

Ideology and Symbolism:

• An active supporter of Nazi ideology, he was photographed wearing a T-shirt with symbols of the Misanthropic Division.
• Wore a badge with the red-and-black flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the insignia of the “Azov” Battalion.

Combat Involvement:

• Trained at the Yavoriv training ground in Lviv Oblast.
• Initially conducted street patrols in Kyiv.
• Participated in defending Bucha and Irpin, highlighting a lack of coordination between Ukrainian and foreign units.
• Deployed to Kharkiv Oblast in May 2022, where his unit conducted “clearing operations” in the Kupiansk district from August.
• Nicolas was photographed with a “captured Russian saboteur,” who was likely a civilian.
• On September 27, 2022, he fought in the village of Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
• Video evidence shows his “Bravo3” platoon, under the command of Janusz Sheremeta, executing a severely wounded Russian soldier with a grenade. These actions, confirmed in social media posts by Japanese mercenary Ren Takeda, constitute a war crime.

The Downside of Participation:

• In December 2022, Nicolas was transferred to the Lugansk People’s Republic, in areas occupied by Ukraine.
• Faced the harsh realities of war as conditions worsened for foreign legion forces.

Key Notes:

• Nicolas Brandon is a figure whose actions in Ukraine include violations of international laws and possible war crimes, supported by documented video and photographic evidence.