Five coffins marked 'French soldiers of Ukraine' left near the Eiffel Tower
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records five coffins draped in French flags and marked as French soldiers in Ukraine left near the Eiffel Tower; the BBC reported a suspected Russia link. It codes the incident as influence operation, apparent goal disrupt (military) aid to Ukraine, target public space: Shopping centre / Memorial / Landmark / Company / School, location France; the dataset dates it only to June 2024, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 June 2024
- Where
- Paris, France
- What
- other
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset and the source it cites link the incident to Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 2 · leiden
Sources
- Evidence Leiden University, Russian Operations Against Europe dataset
- Evidence BBC News
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | confirmed | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
| 2026-10-28 06:37 UTC | status | confirmed | reported | P1 refresh: new citations or desk-eng ruling; graded again by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Five coffins marked 'French soldiers of Ukraine' left near the Eiffel Tower", ev-20261027-rrng, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-rrng/