World · 18 d ago
A French family fights to bring home their son's body from Ukraine's front line
Zaporizhzhia region
Southern Ukraine
Alexis, a 23-year-old French volunteer in Ukraine's International Legion, was killed by Russian artillery on Apr 14, 2025, in the Zaporizhzhia region. His parents learned of his death from a post on Instagram.
Soldiers killed of 30 on the unit's first mission
15 soldiers
Fifteen of the 30 soldiers on his unit's first mission died. His body lies in a combat zone where it cannot be recovered.
"We know where he is, but we can't go and get him."
— Nathalie, Alexis's mother
What we know
- Where his body lies
- Samples are ready to identify him
Not yet
- When it can be recovered
An American foundation that identifies missing soldiers in Ukraine has his hair and dental records, so he can be identified once his body can be reached. Nobody knows when that will be.
