The Russian Telegram channel “Razgruzka Wagner”, which is associated with the leadership of the PMC “Wagner”, confirmed the death of mercenaries in northern Mali.
According to "Razgruzka Wagner", on July 22-27, mercenaries of the PMC "Wagner" conducted combat operations against the "Coordination Movement of Azawad" (CMA) and the local group "Al-Qaeda" (JNIM) in the area of Tin Zahuatin settlement.
It is alleged that the mercenaries, under the leadership of Russian militant Sergei "Prud" Shevchenko, allegedly repelled several insurgent attacks, but on July 27 only three of them remained. Shevchenko also died, writes “Razgruzka Wagner”.
The statement did not specify how many militants of the PMC "Wagner" died in total. However, the rebels claimed that they managed to kill about 20 "Wagnerians".
- Yesterday it became known that the Tuareg rebels killed and wounded dozens of mercenaries of the PMC “Wagner”. The Russian propaganda agency TASS, with reference to sources, and "military commander" Semyon Pegov also wrote that Nikita, the author of the famous "Wagnerian" Telegram channel “Gray Zone” with the call sign "White" [“Belyi”], died in the shooting.
- Russian mercenaries from the PMC “Wagner” have been present in Mali since 2021 — they were called there by the military junta "for security". The "Wagnerians" are also present in several African countries and are trying to have military, economic and political influence there.