Russian mercenaries seek to buy military equipment through Mali, says US intelligence

With our correspondent in Miami, David Thomson

At this point, these purchases have not yet been finalized, according to the State Department spokesperson, but ” we are monitoring the situation carefully “, he said at a press conference. The United States claims to have clear indications showing that the Wagner group would seek to buy military equipment from foreign suppliers.

The Russian paramilitary group would try to transit these foreign weapons through Mali to hide them. The Russian mercenaries would thus use Mali to compensate for their shortages of armaments in Ukraine, in particular in the battle of Bakhmout.

This information comes from US intelligence and was declassified last week. According to the American press citing sources in American intelligence, it would essentially be ammunition, explosive mines, drones, and counter-battery radar used to locate the start of artillery fire.

No indication of the country selling these weapons, but in the past, Washington had already accused Turkey and North Korea of ​​supplying missiles and rockets to Wagner to wage his war in Ukraine.