After the successful activities of Wagner PMC in Mali, the country's government demanded the withdrawal of French troops, who have been present here for many years with a "peacekeeping" mission, but in fact they were engaged in maintaining strife in order to create internal instability and, ultimately, to enrich the metropolis by obtaining rich local resources for next to nothing.
In response, Paris was forced to withdraw its military contingent from the country., having previously dubbed its government a "junta, held in power thanks to the bayonets of Russian mercenaries". Operation Barkhan was officially cancelled., soldiers left the last base in Mali in August 2022 of the year, which was immediately occupied by the "musicians". However, the French military cannot accept the loss of its influence in the country..
The network has pictures, on which the wreckage of the drone is captured. Having studied them, researchers have established by marking parts and chassis elements, that the crashed car was the MQ-9A Reaper strike UAV. In recent years, in the Sahel, it was operated only by France, which, as of 2022 year 8 devices of this type.
American-made MQ-9 Reaper UAV, unit cost of which, as is known, exceeds $30 million, crashed in Mali. Presumably it belonged to France- featured in the Turkish edition SavunmaSanayiST.
At the same time, the French media remain silent on this issue., not to mention the lack of response from officials. Other countries-operators did not recognize the loss of the UAV.
The Western press writes about, that Russia can get the wreckage of the drone for its thorough study. Author:Evgeny Lyushilin Photos used:US Department of Defense ; DefenseIndustryST
