The group that attacked Russian fighters in Mali consisted of up to 1,000 people
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. The group of militants from the "Coordination Movement of Azawad" and the group "Al-Qaeda in the Sahel", banned in Russia, who attacked Russian fighters of the assault detachment near Tinzaoutine in Mali, numbered up to 1,000 people, according to a statement by Russian assault troops.
"On the first day, the Pruda group destroyed most of the Islamists and put the rest to flight. However, the ensuing sandstorm allowed the radicals to regroup and increase their numbers to 1,000 people. In connection with this, the Wagner PMC command decided to transfer additional forces to the combat zone to assist the 13th assault detachment," the Wagner group said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
It specifies that on July 25, the militants attacked the fighters again, "but thanks to the coordinated actions of the Orchestra personnel and Malian servicemen, the attack attempt was repelled." "Over the next two days, the radicals increased the number of massive attacks, using heavy weapons, UAVs and suicide vehicles, which resulted in losses on the part of the Wagner PMC and FAMa soldiers," the statement says.
It is noted that the last radiogram of the stormtroopers, sent on the evening of July 27, reported that only three Russian fighters remained alive, they continue to fight. It is also specified that the commander of the 13th assault detachment, Sergei Shevchenko, died in battle.
The situation in Mali
On July 26, in the Tinzaouaten region (northeast Mali, on the border with Algeria), armed militants attacked a patrol of government troops. According to the Malian authorities, 2 servicemen of the country's army were killed, another 10 were wounded. In turn, the security forces managed to eliminate about 20 terrorists, destroy their vehicles and equipment.
According to a communiqué issued by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mali, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic are engaged in fierce battles with terrorist groups in the Tinzaouaten region. The document notes that the area where the clashes are taking place "remains a bastion of concentration of terrorists and smugglers of all stripes." The General Staff of the Armed Forces also called on the civilian population to leave the areas where the terrorists are located in order to avoid casualties.
The armed conflict between the Malian authorities and extremist and separatist groups began in 2012. Since then, the country has been in a state of crisis, primarily in the areas of security and socio-economic development.
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Wagnerin/Venäjän toiminta pitää tuoda esille YK:n yleiskokouksessa. Tässäkin tapauksessa se on erinomainen esimerkki siitä, miten Wagner aseistaa erilaisia kapinallisryhmittymiä. Afrikassa on muutenkin levotonta ja silmittömästi väkivaltaa ilman, että Wagnerit antavat kaikki aseensa tuaregeille kuten video osoittaa.
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