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Hunt stated that such a decision was made after the statements of Andriy Yusov, the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, in which he admitted that Ukraine provided information to the Tuareg rebels so that they could carry out an attack in late July, in which several dozen fighters of the Russian mercenary group “Vagner” and Mali were killed soldiers.
Yusov said last week that the rebels had been given the “necessary information” to carry out the attack.
The press representative of the junta accused Ukraine of violating Mali’s sovereignty.
Mali’s army admitted last week that it had suffered significant losses in the days of fighting that began on July 25.
The Tuareg-led separatist rebel alliance in northern Mali announced on August 1 that it had killed 84 Wagner mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers in a battle that took place from July 25 to 27 near the Algerian border.
Although Mali has traditionally chosen its former colonial metropolis France as an ally, the junta that came to power in a military coup in 2020 has established close relations with Russia and uses the services of “Wagner” mercenaries controlled by the Russian special services.
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