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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Ukrainian special forces ‘in Sudan operating against Russian mercenaries’

A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers.
A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers. Photograph: Ümit Bektaş/Reuters

Ukrainian special forces are reportedly operating in Sudan in support of the country’s army against Russian Wagner mercenaries aligned with the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a video released on Monday.

The Kyiv Post released a short film which it said came from sources within Ukrainian military intelligence, responsible for covert operations, showing a captured Russian prisoner being interrogated alongside two African men.

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