Commenting on the destruction of Wagner mercenaries in Mali, Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that there are military consequences for Russia. This forces the enemy to spend and divert forces and means. Spend additional resources to protect its own contingent. He said this on the air of a telethon, according to a correspondent of UNN.
We can neither confirm nor deny it. Yes, reputable media outlets report, sources report. But the fact remains that someone did attack the Russian base in Syria, and there are consequences. Obviously, the aggressor state must be held accountable for its illegal actions in different parts of the world, and war criminals must be punished,
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He added that there were several other events that were not publicized in the media.
You see information appearing in different corners. Recently there was Sudan. Then Mali. There are several other countries and events that have not been publicized in the media so far. Here is Syria. Obviously, we are talking about the fact that the monopoly in the field of banditry, piracy, so-called activities of Russian PMCs in the world, in Africa, is definitely coming to an end. Forces and countermeasures are emerging that can put these criminals in their place. There are image losses,
According to him, there are military consequences after the events in Mali, in particular, it is already known that additional units of Russian mercenaries and terrorists from other parts of the world, including Africa, are being deployed there.
"This forces the enemy to spend, to divert forces and means. They spend additional resources to protect their own contingent," Yusov said.
In addition, Yusov noted that some of the captured Wagnerites were exchanged on the spot.
Asked whether there was an exact figure for how many insurgents were killed and captured during the Tuareg operation, Yusov replied: "The figure is being clarified. As for the prisoners, from what we know, there were more prisoners, but some of them were exchanged on the spot. Yes, there are field exchanges, there was such information."
Recall
In northern Mali, near the border with Algeria, Tuareg rebels claimed to have killed and wounded dozens of soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner PMC group during two days of clashes. This comes after the Malian army reported the loss of two of its soldiers and the killing of approximately 20 rebels.
It was reported that Tuareg rebels in Mali, who captured soldiers from the Wagner military, want to hand over the prisoners to Ukraine to strengthen ties and win a common victory.
Wagner's PMC confirmed its losses in Mali. The company's statement was published on the Wagner Unloading telegram channel, which is close to the PMC.