09/10/2025
Ukraine accused of aiding militants in Africa: Moscow alleges covert operations and arms diversion
Russia has accused Ukraine of exporting conflict and chaos beyond Europe?s borders, alleging that Kiev is providing military support-including drones, instructors, and Western-supplied weapons-to militant groups across Africa?s volatile Sahara-Sahel region. The claims, made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova during a press briefing in Moscow this week, have raised new concerns about the global spillover of the Ukraine conflict and the destabilizing effects of uncontrolled arms transfers from the West. According to Zakharova, Ukraine?s intelligence services have been directly involved in training and arming groups engaged in terrorist operations in countries such as Niger...
