Ukraine’s Covert War In Africa

In early August, a Ukrainian official revealed that Ukraine was involved in a deadly attack on the Malian army and their Russian partners in northern Mali. This attack, which took place in late July, led to a major diplomatic fallout, as Mali, along with its neighbors Niger and Burkina Faso, decided to cut all ties with Ukraine.

This event sparked outrage in Russia, and their Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, made a bold statement at a press briefing. She accused Ukraine of working with radical groups to harm African countries that support Russia. Zakharova pointed out that while Western countries claim to be fighting terrorism in Africa, they have stayed silent about Ukraine’s actions, which she described as deeply hypocritical.

Zakharova highlighted the deadly attack in Mali’s Tinzaouaten region, where militants struck the country’s armed forces, causing many deaths. Shortly after the attack, a Ukrainian official, Andriy Yusov, from Ukraine’s intelligence ser...