Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Liby… ...

LONDON/DAKAR - Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours ...

DOZENS of Russian mercenary fighters from Wagner group have been killed in a massacre in yet another humiliating defeat for Putin. A convoy with the Russian private army was ambushed by separatist … ...

The deaths of Wagner Group troops in Mali during an ambush may be used by the Russian Defense Ministry as leverage to replace the mercenaries' presence in Africa.. That assessment by the ...

In retreat, Wagner and Malian forces were ambushed by militants from the al-Qaida affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM. Upward of 80 Wagner personnel and over 40 Malian soldiers ...

Wagner has been present in Mali since late 2021 following a military coup, ... He said failures like the weekend ambush are the reason why the Wagner brand was retained in Mali.

While Wagner acknowledged heavy losses in the Mali ambush, it has provided no figure on casualties. The Malian army, which fought alongside the Russians, has not given a toll either.

Malian and Wagner forces were engaged in combat near Tinzaouaten, on the Algerian border, when they were ambushed on July 27. Videos posted on social media showed about two dozen bodies purported ...

FILE - Tuareg rebel alliance fighters who clashed with Russian Wagner mercenaries are seen in northeastern Mali, near Tinzaouaten, Mali, July 2024, in this screen grab taken from a handout video.

The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed . Wagner’s Mali defeat raises doubts about whether Moscow's forces will outperform recently expelled Western and UN troops.