“Single worst Russian loss during the Mali war? Likely.”
“Wagner’s entire unit and the Malian army which tried to recover the town of Tinzaouatine were killed by CSP fighters. The majority of this unit was composed of Wagner elements.”
https://x.com/ag_anara/status/1817256397207445742
https://x.com/ag_anara/status/1817258624453890252
“Even al-Qaeda hunted down some Russian survivors of the battle at the Algierian border.
FAMA and Russians overestimated themselves quite horribly judging from the videos that keep coming online.”
“Starlink-using Tuaregs livestreaming clashes with Russians is certainly a novelty, especially given how it seems the government side misscalculated in the far North. Dead Russians abandoned by their companions were already spotted.”