“Come back to us! ‘: the sharp appeal of the mother of the Frenchman who died in Ukraine

Andreas Gallozzi in military uniform with a rifle in his hand smiling. His mother knew him happy, in his place, on the Ukrainian front. He just needs to look at this photo of his son to be convinced of this. Andreas Gallozzi joined the international legion to fight alongside the Ukrainians in the name of “freedom”. A 22-year-old man died on Thursday in the Lugansk region in the east of the country from a shrapnel wound to the neck. He is the third French volunteer to die in Ukraine.

Her mother, Edith Gallozzi, respected her choice. According to her, from a very early age, Andreas was attracted to army professions. He served for a time in the Parachute Regiment at Montauban before resuming his studies and becoming a stretcher porter at a clinic. The former soldier knew how to handle weapons. And the risks of such an obligation.

Grieving, Edith Gallozzi today addresses other volunteer soldiers, our colleagues from France 2, who collected her testimony. “Come back to us! There are so many mothers who will still cry. How many are crying and not daring to say anything? »

“Don’t walk like that! It’s a waste,” she continues, moved to tears. You are young, you are losing your life. Maybe there is something to do besides weapons … Maybe. ”