Cyrille Youchtchenko

Last updated

Cyrille Youchtchenko is a Brigadier General and Commandant of the French Foreign Legion, appointed in July 2023. [1]

Career

He was born in 1967. In 1989 he entered the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In 1992, he graduated as second lieutenant and was assigned as a platoon leader to the 92nd Infantry Regiment. With this unit, he deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Le général Cyrille Youchtchenko, nouveau père Légion". legion-etrangere.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-07.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Foreign Legion: 2023 Change of Command". French Foreign Legion Information. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. "Cyrille Youchtchenko". MUBI. Retrieved 2024-01-12.