It is the latest scandal to hit the unit, which was supposed to be a flagship fighting force and symbol of French support for Ukraine
The commander of Ukraine’s scandal-hit “Anne of Kyiv” army brigade has been arrested as part of a murder probe, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.
It is the latest scandal to hit the unit, which was supposed to be a flagship fighting force and symbol of French support for Ukraine, but has been rocked by mass desertions, low morale and equipment shortages since it was formed in 2024.
The arrest was revealed as Zelensky landed in Paris for a meeting with European backers on pressuring Russia to end the war and delivering air defence systems to Kyiv.
Ukrainian police say the unit’s commander, Stanislav Luchanov, is implicated in the kidnapping and murder of two brothers who disappeared from the Kyiv region in June.
