Fire breaks out at market in Sudan after Rapid Support Forces bombing Photo: AFP
Ukrainian intelligence services were 'likely' behind it, according to new report , a series of strikes against Wagner-backed militias in Sudan.
A Ukrainian military source told CNN that «non-Sudanese military» carried out a series of drone strikes and a ground attack on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) near the North African country's capital.< /p>
“Ukrainian intelligence services are likely responsible,” the source added.
Strikes outside Ukraine and Russia would be a dramatic expansion of Kiev’s campaign against Moscow and its international allies.
Major General Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, is known for favoring strikes that demonstrate Kyiv's growing international position. achieve and show that Russian targets are not safe anywhere.
Western officials say Ukraine has a network of connections in Africa that has long done business on the continent to make such strikes possible.
The paramilitary group RSF, believed to be backed by Russian Wagner mercenaries, is fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country.
Drone footage shows signs of a Ukrainian-style attack on members. RSF on a street near the capital Khartoum.
RSF fights against the Sudanese army for control of the country Photo: AFP
Reported that two commercially available drones commonly used by Ukrainian forces against Russia were involved in at least eight strikes.
Ukrainian text was seen on the drone's controller, and experts told CNN that the strike pattern A drone attack on a target was common in Ukraine, not Africa.
This is believed to be the first use of drones with a first-person view , whose popularity has grown in Ukraine, on the African continent.
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The video of the alleged attacks shows several views: from the point of view of the pilot, the drone observing the strike zone, and the controller himself.The strikes took place in and around Omdurman, a city on the banks of the Nile. from the capital of Sudan.
The exact dates of the attacks could not be confirmed, but on social networks it was assumed that they occurred on September 8.
Two days earlier it was reported that Wagner facilitated the delivery of a large convoy of weapons to Sudan through the RSF base at al-Zuruga, near the country's border with Chad.
Satellite imagery shows the garrison is manned by more than 100 vehicles, including dozens of trucks.
Wagner is known to have a presence in the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali and Sudan, but may also be expanding its presence. African operation.
The group played a critical role in strengthening Russia's foreign campaign, supporting Moscow's allies while increasing its influence and control over natural resources.
Global operations of the Wagner group
Individual footage has emerged to show how at least three foreign fighters raid the building.
In the video recorded by a body camera, the soldiers were seen wearing night vision goggles. A second video shot from above shows them approaching a building in Omdurman.
Earlier this year, leaked US intelligence documents revealed that Ukrainian military intelligence was planning covert strikes on Russian targets inside Syria with the help of local Kurdish military.
Under the plan, Ukrainian militants were to train members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a former US-backed group, to strike Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries using drones.
It is reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky halted the operation after U.S. and Turkish officials raised concerns about Ukraine's cooperation with Kurdish forces.
A senior Sudanese military source told CNN he was «unaware of the Ukrainian operation in Sudan » and did not believe in the veracity of the reports.
The attacks in Sudan, apparently, repeated his department's plans to strike Russian targets in Syria.
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