Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate with the US

An aircraft with Russian military instructors and air defense systems arrived in Niger this week. Military juntas, who have seized power in Niger and neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, are driving out the former colonial power, France, and strengthening relations with Russia.

Russia Sends Military Trainers and Air-defence System to Niger, Says Niger State TV

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Military instructors and personnel from Russia's defence ministry arrived in Niger on Wednesday, Niger state television RTN said, in a further sign the West African country is building closer relations with Moscow like its junta-led neighbours.

Niger's state television announced the arrival of Russian soldiers, less than a month after the junta announced that it was ending military agreements with the United States. Russian soldiers arrived in Niger this week, according to Nigerian state television, less than a month after the military junta announced that it was closing military agreements with the United States. The Russian soldiers, dressed in military uniforms, said in the report t…

Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate

DAKAR, Senegal: Russian military trainers arrived this week in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the west African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the United States in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for security. State television in Niger on Thursday broadcast footage of Russian military trainers arriving in the country aboard a

Tens of Russian military instructors arrived in Niger as part of a new agreement with the country's ruling junta, which cut off ties with the US and other Western countries after the coup, and the press reported that the Russians also sent a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft defence system.

Russian Military Instructors, Air-Defense System Arrive in Niger: State TV

Russian military instructors and personnel have arrived in the West African country of Niger, local state broadcaster RTN has reported. On April 11, RTN aired footage of military personnel unloading equipment from a Russian Il-76 military transport plane at an unspecified airport in Niger. “We’re here to train the Nigerien army … and develop military cooperation between Russia and Niger,” an unnamed military officer explains in the footage. Acco…