Assimi Goita

Mali breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, hits Kyiv’s role in rebels’ battlefield victory

Mali breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, hits Kyiv’s role in rebels’ battlefield victory

  • Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesman had earlier admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat by rebels of Malian troops in a battle last month
  • Tuareg-led separatists said on Thursday they had killed 84 fighters from Russia's mercenary Wagner group and 47 Malian soldiers
By AFP ·