Event Brief
No, two French soldiers were not killed in a Russian attack
Filed: May 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: Pro-Russian accounts claimed two French soldiers vanished in Odesa, but the deaths are not linked to a Russian attack.
WHO: Pro-Russian accounts
WHAT: Claims that two French soldiers were killed in a Russian attack were rejected as unconnected to any Russian attack.
WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM ET
WHERE: Odesa, Ukraine
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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