What do we know about the aggression of the two Ukrainian women near Nice?

• Sunday evening, two Ukrainian refugees were attacked in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

• They were convinced that their attacker was Russian.

• A Ukrainian was arrested and heard on Wednesday evening.

  He admitted the facts and justified his action by explaining that he thought the two women had insulted him and that they were Russians.

Sunday evening, Alina and Olena, two Ukrainian refugees, were violently attacked while walking on the seaside of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, in the Alpes-Maritimes.

Identified as a Russian by the victims, the attacker, who was arrested, is actually a Ukrainian.

A case against the backdrop of war that has caused reactions even in Ukraine.

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What happened ?

Alina and Olena, two Ukrainian refugees on the Côte d'Azur since April, were strolling along the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin seaside.

When she had just launched a video on a cell phone accompanied by Ukrainian music that she had received, a group of four people crossed paths with them.

"The lyrics of the song said: 'The world would be a better place without the Russian army,' Alina explained to the local daily

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One of the men ran at us.

He hit me in the face, I fell on the ground and he kicked me.

He then hit my mother three times.

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The two women spent the night in the hospital with several bruises, and the older of the two had a broken nose.

They had three and five days of ITT.

A misunderstanding on the identity of the attacker

The victims were then convinced that their attacker was of Russian nationality.

Alina even said in her testimony: “When he spoke, we understood.

“But Tuesday evening, it was a Ukrainian national who was arrested and who “recognized the violence by minimizing it”, subsequently announced the public prosecutor of Nice.

Heard by the judge of freedoms and detention on Wednesday evening, this 33-year-old former soldier converted into a bodyguard and arrived in France seven months ago, claims to have been insulted by his two compatriots, whom he believed to be Russian. , him too.

According to his lawyer, Me Daniel Roscio, he would have understood sentences like “the Ukrainians are going to die” from the two women who, according to this ex-soldier, would have a “Russian accent”.

And even if he admitted the facts, he minimizes them.

He believes that his gestures were simple "slaps", that he "just put his hand on their face", explains the lawyer again to

.

The CCTV images, which Me Roscio was able to consult, however show "real punches".

This “very strong” individual, in the words of Me Roscio, still said he regretted his reaction and was ready to compensate the two women.

The case will be heard on November 17.

In the meantime, he was released under judicial supervision with a ban on contacting the victims, returning to Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and leaving French territory.

His passport was confiscated.

He must also check in twice a week at the Auvare barracks in Nice.

Reactions as far as Ukraine

The case, shared on social networks, was quickly escalated to the Ukrainian government.

“The aggressors must be punished,” said Foreign Minister spokesman Oleg Nikolenko.

The Ukrainian embassy in France had assured, through a tweet, that it "cooperated with the French authorities for a rapid investigation", denouncing a "heinous incident".

Miscellaneous facts

Alpes-Maritimes: A Ukrainian recognizes the aggression of two refugees who thought they were dealing with a Russian

Miscellaneous facts

Alpes-Maritimes: Two Ukrainian women attacked near Nice claim that their attacker was Russian

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