US EditionRussian Helicopter Downed in Mali as Africa Corps Negotiated Exit Deal With Rebels
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The Russian military helicopter was shot down near Gao in the heart of a vast coordinated offensive claimed by FLA and JNIM across the country.
Russian Helicopter Downed in Mali as Africa Corps Negotiated Exit Deal With Rebels
A Russian military helicopter was shot down near Wabaria in the Gao region of Mali on April 25, killing the crew and a mobile fire group, as the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) struck targets simultaneously across the country. The aircraft was a Mi-8AMTSh, a transport and assault helicopter, operated by Russia’s Africa Corps, a Ministry of Defense-run force that replaced Wagner Gro…
A Russian Mi-8AMTSh helicopter carrying mercenaries from the so-called Africa Corps (successors of the Wagner Group, symbolically referring to Hitler's Afrika Korps) was shot down during a strong jihadist offensive.
The information was confirmed by Russian diplomacy this Sunday, April 26, 2026 in the afternoon. The day before, at the end of the day, a close tactical support helicopter Mil Mi-8AMTSh Hip-H of the Africa Corps was taken down while it was operating alongside the Malian Armed Forces in the east of the country. This follows the violent fighting [...] This content In Mali a Russian African Corps helicopter shot down by Tuaregs. was first published…
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