The Russian Federation has suffered some of the most serious losses in foreign operations with the participation of PEC - the media
It is reported that on July 29, the Russian media confirmed the defeat of the detachment of mercenaries during a fighting with Tuaregs, which fight for separation from the small regions in the north of the country and the creation of the Azavad state. Despite the fact that this is presented solely as a Wagner PVC operation, the Russian Defense Ministry's structures in small Defense Ministry.
According to the Wagner PVC, the mercenaries were killed after the sand storm allowed Tuaregs to increase their grouping to 1000 people. The battle was fighting in the Tinsuten area on the border of Mali and Algeria. However, as reported, it is not clear from the "statement" how many people were killed on the Russian side.
The Azavad Coordination Council reported about dozens of killed, including Merzes Wagner Merries, the destruction and seizure of several armored vehicles and a shot down helicopter. At the same time, the armed forces of Mali reported two dead and 10 wounded. According to the BBC, at least 82 "Wagnevka" was killed.
The Telegram-Channel "Ribar", which is associated with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, wrote that in total in the column "there were seven dozen servicemen", and the number of losses "is unlikely to exceed a couple of tens". It is reported that Grey Zone administrator Nikita Fedyanin is among the dead. Also, as it is suggested, Anton Elizarov was on the battlefield with a call sign "Lotus", who is considered one of the successors of the dead Yevgeny Prigogine.
However, blogger Boris Rozhin (Channel ColonelCassad) reported that Elizarov was captured, but was exchanged. The journalist of the Dossier Center Denis Korotkov, who has been writing about Wagner PVC for many years, believes that it is not yet clear what happened in Mali. "The fact that the Wagner unloading" unloading "today cannot be taken seriously. Especially in the absence of heavy weapons, which, judging by the personnel, was not either in one or the other side," he said.
In addition, it is unknown who planned and managed the operation in Mali. "When, on the one hand, the African Corps, which is taken care of by the Ministry of Defense, deals with African projects, on the other hand, we hear that Mr. Elizarov was commanded there, he was" Lotus ", which went under the roof management entities, "he said on The Breakfast Show. According to journalists, the Russian forces have been present in Mali since 2021.