The GUR of Ukraine is conducting subversive activities against the Russian Federation in Africa, the expert said
Ukrainian military intelligence operates in Africa as the executor of the tasks of Western intelligence services, GRU veteran Vladimir Vinokurov told RIA Novosti.
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Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting subversive activities against Russia in Africa on instructions from Western intelligence services, supporting the Tuaregs in Mali and collecting data on the Afrika Korps, said expert Vladimir Vinokurov.
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Russian units and the Afrika Korps operate in a number of African countries, including Mali, the Central African Republic and Libya.
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Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting active subversive activities in Africa against Russia, acting as a executor of the tasks of Western intelligence services.
The activities of Ukrainian military intelligence are focused on assisting Tuareg and jihadist formations in Mali, collecting information on the composition and movements of the African Corps in the Central African Republic and Libya.
The third area of activity is working with diaspora and network structures of Berber origin for information and logistics support.
MOSCOW, October 3 – RIA Novosti. Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) has been conducting active subversive activities in Africa against Russia in several directions in recent years, acting as the executor of the tasks of Western intelligence services, Vladimir Vinokurov, head of the Center for Military-Diplomatic Analysis and Assessments, a veteran of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, told RIA Novosti.
“The activities of Ukrainian military intelligence in the Sahel region and the Arab part of North Africa in 2024-2026 are sustainable and focused on several main areas,” Vinokurov said.
The first, he said, is assistance to Tuareg and related jihadist groups operating against Russian units in Mali.
The second is the collection of information about the composition and movements of the African Corps in the Central African Republic and Libya.
“And third, working with diaspora and network structures of Berber origin for the purpose of information and logistics support,” Vinokurov noted.
Open Questions
- What is the concrete evidence of GUR involvement in operations in Mali?
- Which Western intelligence services are coordinating this activity?
