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A Russian private military company with links to Russia's Defense Ministry is withdrawing from Burkina Faso due to Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Aug. 29.

According to Le Monde, the 100-strong unit known as the Bears Brigade arrived in the West African nation of Burkina Faso in May to support the junta of Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a coup in September 2022.

Traore visited Russia in July 2023 for a Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and attended Russian Navy Day celebrations.

Around 300 Russian troops are estimated to be deployed in Burkina Faso, Le Monde said.

Le Monde contacted the commander of the Bears Brigade, Viktor Yermolaev, via Telegram, on Aug. 22, after Ukraine launched its incursion into Kursk Oblast on Aug. 10.

"When the enemy arrives on our Russian territory, all Russian soldiers forget about internal problems and unite against a common enemy," Yermolaev told Le Monde.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Keep it up till they pull out of Ukraine.

Hell, let's see if we can get them out of Russia at this rate, make the whole country a better place.

The first country the Nazis invaded was Germany.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure what I love the most out of this.

Russia retracting from abroad…

…or the thought that all they can only peel off a couple hundred troops. Same amount that gets slaughtered per “wave” given their tactics.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Good, i don't like any foreign power in any country

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not such good news for Ukraine though. They'll be fighting trained experienced troops rather than barely-out-of-boot-camp conscripts they are currently facing.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think a 100-man "brigade" is going to make too much difference, trained or not.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Who could have forseen this? Russia Is so reliable with their military partners, just ask Armenia

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