{"id":233047,"date":"2024-10-15T17:54:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T17:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/ukraine-denies-supplying-drones-to-mali-rebels\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T17:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T17:54:51","slug":"ukraine-denies-supplying-drones-to-mali-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/ukraine-denies-supplying-drones-to-mali-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine denies supplying drones to Mali rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/568\/56807647.295.jpg\" alt=\"The Malian army has been unable to quell unrest by rebels fighting in the north\" title=\"The Malian army has been unable to quell unrest by rebels fighting in the north\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Malian army has been unable to quell unrest by rebels fighting in the north<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Paris-based Le Monde newspaper reported reported that Ukrainian drones were providing support for the Tuareg rebels \u201cwho are benefiting from discreet but decisive support from Kyiv\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mali &#8216;s junta-led government ended a long-running alliance with former colonial power France in 2022 in favour of Russia in a bid to tackle a years-long insurgency in the north.<\/p>\n<p>But it has been unable to quell the unrest and recently suffered heavy losses, alongside its Russian allies.<\/p>\n<p>Mali and its neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, where the military is also in charge, have since accused Kyiv of supporting terrorism in the Sahel after a Ukrainian official said earlier this year that the country had offered support to the rebels.<\/p>\n<p>But on Monday, Ukraine&#8217;s foreign ministry said in a statement that the country &#8220;strongly rejects the accusations that have recently been released by the international media outlets about the alleged involvement of our state in the supply of UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] to the rebels in Mali&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It also denied allegations by Malian and Nigerien officials that Ukraine was arming, providing information and giving &#8220;support to the terrorist coalition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It called for an end to &#8220;spreading of the false information that repeats the fake narratives of the aggressor state Russia\u2019s propaganda&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In late July, at least 84 Russia-backed fighters and 47 Malian soldiers were reportedly killed following days of clashes with Tuareg separatist rebels and fighters linked to al-Qaeda at Tinzaouten, in northern Mali.<\/p>\n<p>It was seen as the heaviest-ever African defeat for the Wagner mercenary group, which has since been renamed Corps Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Kyiv\u2019s military intelligence service, Andriy Yusov, then said that the rebels in Mali had \u201creceived necessary information\u201d to successfully carry out the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Le Monde newspaper reports that since Yusov\u2019s statement, the Mali rebel commanders \u201chave been forced to reluctantly acknowledge a co-operation they would have preferred to keep secret\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The paper says that the rebels have admitted having &#8220;links&#8221; with Kyiv, although &#8220;they were not forthcoming about the provenance of their drones\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mali cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine in August, in the wake of Yusov&#8217;s remarks, with a top official accusing Ukraine of violating the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has been waging a devastating war since then.<\/p>\n<p>Facing isolation by Western countries because of the war, it has been seeking to gain influence in Africa by establishing political and security links, including in Mali.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Malian army has been unable to quell unrest by rebels fighting in the north Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries. 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