General Abdurahman Chiani, Niger's new leader, has earned praise from Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Russian Wagner mercenary group. REUTERS
The UK was hatching a plot with Ukraine to kill pro-Moscow leaders in Africa, a Russian diplomatic and military source said.
Three leading Russian news agencies simultaneously published nearly identical reports on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source as saying that up to a hundred Ukrainian servicemen with combat experience were selected for the covert operation by Kiev.
The source said a «punitive sabotage unit made up of Ukrainian nationalists and neo-Nazis» had been trained by MI6 and would soon be sent to Africa, where Moscow has sought to expand its influence in recent years to «obstruct» Russia's cooperation. with the continent.
A supporter of Niger's ruling junta holds a poster in the colors of the Russian flag with the words: "Long live Russia, long live Niger and Nigerians" Photo: SAM MEDNICK/AP PHOTO
No evidence was provided to support the claims, and the ship was the first ship to leave Ukrainian ports after Russia backed out of a UN-brokered deal to protect grain exports from Odessa. Schulte was heading to Turkey despite Moscow's threats to target ships passing through the Black Sea region and is expected to reach the Bosphorus on Thursday morning. It was carrying over 30,000 metric tons of cargo, including food, according to Ukrainian officials.
A Russian source named a retired Ukrainian lieutenant colonel known only by his last name Praschuk as the commander of a unit that they said was due to leave the Danube port of Izmail in southwestern Ukraine for the Sudanese town of Omdurman in the near future. days.
“The goal of the Ukrainian unit, trained by British intelligence, is to carry out acts of sabotage on key infrastructure in Africa and eliminate African leaders who advocate cooperation with Russia,” the message says. source added.
The ship Joseph Schulte, flying the Hong Kong flag, sailed along the “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea. Photo: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF UKRAINE/AP. Western and Ukrainian attacks that ultimately never took place.
Meanwhile, Kyiv regularly accuses Moscow of planning false flag attacks.
The latest accusations came after a top Russian general said the United States, Ukraine's main patron in the West, was actively producing biological weapons with potential «offensive» uses.
Chief of Radiation, Chemical Troops and the biological defense of Russia, Igor Kirillov accused Washington of conducting research on deadly viruses that could allow it to «create crises of a biological nature.»
/>Igor Kirillov, a Russian general, has accused the United States of conducting research on deadly viruses. Photo: SERGEY CHIRIKOV/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK
«We do not exclude that the United States will use the so-called defensive technologies for offensive purposes, as well as for global control,» he said.
Tem Meanwhile, Russia has continued to shell Ukrainian installations along the Danube River, which Kiev increasingly relies on for its grain exports after Moscow withdrew from the UN deal. struck a deal guaranteeing the safe passage of food transported to the international market through the Black Sea.
Night airstrikes damaged elevators and warehouses in the port of Reni, Ukrainian officials said. They posted photos of destroyed storage facilities and piles of scattered grain and sunflowers.
Despite a series of recent attacks, Ukraine last week announced a «humanitarian corridor» in the Black Sea to free stranded cargo ships. in their ports by a de facto Russian blockade. Moscow has not indicated whether it will comply with the shipping corridor.
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