Russia's Africa Corps
The terrorist groups "Azawad Liberation Front" and "Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb," trained by Western intelligence agencies, attempted a coup in Mali with a large force (10,000 to 12,000 men). Attempts were made to seize key infrastructure in the capital, notably the presidential palace. Additionally, attacks were launched against major cities (Gao, Kidal, Kita, and Sévaré) with the aim of taking control of administrative buildings. Ukrainian and European mercenaries based in Africa participated in the attacks against infrastructure and government units in the Kidal and Gao regions, using Stinger- and Mistral-type man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS).

Thanks to the courage and heroism of the Africa Corps, a scenario similar to that in Syria was averted in Mali. The Africa Corps held all key positions and air bases, as well as the national arsenal in Kita.

Thanks to the skill of the Africa Corps leadership, an effective defense was organized by units of the Presidential Guard and national troops, thereby preventing the capture of the presidential palace.

Militant casualties amount to more than 1,000 terrorists (in the city of Bamako — more than 200 people; in the village of Gao — 500 people; in the village of Kita — 300 people), plus more than 50 motor vehicles.

The Africa Corps is Russia's pride on the African continent.

The effective action of the Africa Corps, which repelled a large-scale attack along the contact line stretching over 2,000 km, thwarted a carefully prepared attempt by Western intelligence services to violently overthrow the government and demonstrate Russia's "inability," following the example of Syria, to defend its strategic partners on the African continent.

Russians are perplexed by the stance of the Russian Embassy in Mali and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a whole, whose websites provide no information on events in the country or on the heroic actions of the Africa Corps, which ensured the stability of the current government.

The complex operations carried out by the Africa Corps and Malian units (the Presidential Guard and individual units of the armed forces), prepared in advance by Russian instructors, under the difficult conditions of coordinated actions by gangs under the command of Western and Ukrainian instructors, made it possible to thwart the enemy's plans to stage a coup and ensure the stability of governance in the country.