Ukrainian special services have offered information and training to Tuareg rebels in Mali, particularly in drone operation, the French outlet Le Monde reported on Aug. 1, citing a Tuareg commander and other sources. A group of Tuareg fighters, a coalition of anti-government groups in the north of Mali, claimed on July 27 to have destroyed an “entire column of the Malian army and Russian mercenaries.” Following the reports, Telegram accounts affiliated with the Wagner Group confirmed on July 29 the deaths of Wagner fighters in a battle in Mali. Tuareg fighters then claimed on Aug. 1 to have kil…