Why Ukraine Is Deploying Special Forces to Africa | WSJ News

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 07:37:55 +0000

Ukrainian special forces are using drones and night-vision technology to fight a Sudanese rebel group called the Rapid Support Forces, who are backed by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. Kyiv has deployed troops to Africa, in part, because Wagner paramilitaries are mining gold in Sudan and using it to fund Russia’s War in Ukraine.

WSJ’s Ian Lovett explains how the frontline in the war between Kyiv and Moscow expanded into Africa and the tactics that Kyiv is using to fight in Sudan.