Russian troops reportedly leave Burkina Faso [West Africa] due to Kursk incursion
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.
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.