Russia has accused Ukraine of exporting conflict and chaos beyond Europe’s borders, alleging that Kiev is providing military support-including drones, instructors, and Western-supplied weapons-to militant groups across Africa’s volatile Sahara-Sahel region. The claims, made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova during a press briefing in Moscow this week, have raised new concerns about the global spillover of the Ukraine conflict and the destabilizing effects of uncontrolled arms transfers from the West.

According to Zakharova, Ukraine’s intelligence services have been directly involved in training and arming groups engaged in terrorist operations in countries such as Niger and Sudan. She claimed that the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Libya, with alleged mediation from Britain, has established cooperation with Ukrainian military operatives. This cooperation reportedly includes the delivery of strike UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) from Kiev and training missions led by Ukrainian instructors from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR).

“There is evidence confirming cooperation between the GNU and Ukrainians in organizing and supporting terrorist operations in Sahel countries, including Niger,” Zakharova said, quoting intelligence sources and testimony gathered by regional officials.

The Russian official referenced statements attributed to Colonel Fath al-Sayid of the Sudanese military intelligence, who reportedly confirmed that both Ukrainian and Colombian mercenaries were fighting alongside Sudan’s powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). These fighters were said to have used Ukrainian-made drones in combat operations in western Sudan, where the country’s army recently launched offensives against RSF strongholds.

According to Sudanese military reports from October, dozens of foreign fighters-including those with expertise in electronic warfare and UAV operations-were killed near El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The army claimed that the fighters were attempting to infiltrate the city’s........

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