“The column of Russian mercenaries of the African Corps was trapped in Mali. Some of the fighters were previously part of Wagner PEC. About it reports the Osint-Project Tatarigami_ua in X (Twitter). According to preliminary data, the attack took place on August 1. There is information that at least three mercenaries have been killed. “Although the actual number of victims is probably 4 killed and 8 wounded from the African Corps””, – WRITE ON: ua.news
The column of Russian mercenaries of the African Corps was trapped in Mali. Some of the fighters were previously part of Wagner PEC.
About it reports the Osint-Project Tatarigami_ua in X (Twitter).
According to preliminary data, the attack took place on August 1. There is information that at least three mercenaries have been killed.
“Although the actual number of casualties is probably 4 killed and 8 wounded from the African Corps,” the statement said.
The analysis of the data shows that among the dead could also be soldiers of the army, and the attack could be the militants with Jnim (Jamat Nurrat al-Islam Val-Muslimin)-branches of al-Qaeda in Sachel. There are no signs of participation of Tuareg rebels.
“According to a source with a relatively reliable reputation, the column was attacked from machine guns and grenade launchers, at the same time one grenade, probably, struck the armored vehicle in the convoy, probably MRAP,” the statement said.
According to Tatarigami_ua, the Ural-4320 MTP-A2.1 truck was affected. In January 2025, hundreds of Russian cars in Mali through Guinea were recorded, and then there were at least two more supplies.
OSINT analysts believe that the affected Urals of MTP is a mobile workshop for maintenance and repair of equipment.
We will remind that the fighters of the Mala Hunts intercepted a batch of inflatable pickups, which the rebels ordered for misleading enemy drones and aviation.
Kremlin continues To eliminate the threat from the Wagner group, the mercenaries were expelled from Mali. After a rebellion in 2023, Moscow increases control over security abroad.
