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Russian military helicopter shot down in Mali:
A Russian military helicopter went down near Wabaria in the Gao region of Mali on April 25 ...
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Coordinated Rebellion Exposes Russia's Mali FailuresOn April 25, rebels launched a nationwide offensive, downing a Russian Mi-8 helicopter amid multiple simultaneous attacks.
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- A Russian Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopter was shot down near Wabaria in Mali’s Gao region on April 25.
- The Azawad Liberation Front and al-Qaeda-linked JNIM launched simultaneous assaults on Bamako, Kati, Kidal, Gao, and Sevare.
- Rebels seized control of Kidal, undermining Russia’s narrative of restoring security in northern Mali.
- Russian forces reportedly negotiated a separate withdrawal corridor with rebels, excluding the Malian army from the deal.
"Today, everyone realizes that Russia was behind all of this," he wrote, "that it couldn't care less about the region's security."— Clément Molin, French analyst, commenting on the unfolding offensive
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