The bodies of the Russians will be returned to their homeland: in Mali, the fighters of FAM and the Wagner PMC defeated the Islamists

Fighters The Armed Forces of Mali (FAM, Forces armées maliennes) and the Russian military conducted a successful operation against Islamic militants in Sahel, as a result of which it was possible to return the bodies of Russians from the Wagner group who were ambushed in July. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the head of the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security (SOMB) Alexander Ivanov.

"On September 30, the Malian and Russian military conducted a successful operation against Islamists who ambushed Russians in July, [then] as a result of an unequal battle, the Russians suffered losses. Thanks to the successful operation in September, the Islamists were defeated, the bodies of our dead comrades were returned to their homeland," Ivanov said.

As EADaily reported, in July, a small group of Wagner PMC fighters in the vicinity of the Tin-Zautin settlement engaged in a battle with Tuareg Islamists many times outnumbered, who used heavy weapons, UAVs and shahid mobiles, which caused losses on the part of Wagner PMC and FAMa soldiers. Soon GUR The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that it was it that provided operational assistance to the rebellious Tuaregs who attacked the convoy of the Wagner PMC and government troops in northern Mali. As a result, the Government of the Republic of Mali in West Africa decided to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine.