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¿Ukraine Is taking war with Russia Sudan? Strange drone strikes and a ground operation against a fighter Grupo Wagner Their attention-grabbing African country has been embroiled in a six-month civil war in which Russian paramilitary forces support one of the fighting factions.

A CNN investigation It begins to respond to the unknowns that revolve around those actions. As expressed, special services Ukraine “Probably“They were behind the series of attacks Sudan.

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A Ukrainian military source told CNN “Ukrainian special services may be responsible” for those attacks.

In particular, attacks against paramilitary groups Rapid support forces (RSFIts abbreviation in English), who is believed to be receiving help Grupo Wagner In their struggle against the Sudanese army for control of the country.

CNN obtained the video footage Attacks with characteristics similar to drone operations carried out by Ukraine eThe purpose of the war with Russia.

According to the US network, at least eight of the attacks Sudan Commercial drones widely used by Ukrainians with Ukrainian text on the drone controller participated.

Experts consulted by CNN indicated that the tactics used, ie, the method Drones It is highly unusual for them to rush directly to their destination Sudan and other parts of Africa.

Wim Swijnenburg, program manager for humanitarian disarmament at PAX, a peace organization in the Netherlands, said the drones identified by CNN were the first to be seen in Africa.

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A senior Sudanese military source told CNN, “He knew nothing about the Ukrainian operation Sudan” and he didn’t believe it was true.

as AmericaMany officials in that country seemed unaware of the truth and expressed surprise at the attacks and the suggestion. ground operation Possibly held by Ukrainian forces.

“The videos, which alternate between the pilot’s view, the drone’s view from above, and the controller’s view, show a series of drone attacks in and around the city of Omdurman, located on the other side of the Nile. From the capital Khartoum, it has become the center of conflict between the two rival factions.Dice CNN.

explained the American network First-person view (FPV) drones allow pilots to see the action from the drone’s point of view, watch the exchange in real time using glasses or a monitor. Looks like a drone DJI Mavic 3 Drone strikes can be seen in videos. Both types of drones are available in the market They are widely used by Ukrainian forces, Accurate.

In the video, which shows the drone controller’s monitor, you can see texts in English and Ukrainian that include “Kuppinity” or “Stop.” operator of droneAn alien-seeming figure is seen in the controller’s reflection, but wearing Ski mask And can’t be identified, says CNN.

A British researcher who runs the weapons identification website Caliber Obscura examined the images and recognized that the device matched the one used. Ukrainian forces To control DJI MAVIC drones.

CNN promises that the locations are geolocated Small scale attacks And ground operation What is seen in the videos Drones, but could not independently verify the date the videos were recorded. Several attacks on the bridge ShambatWhat a connection Omdurman Y JardimThis coincides with local reports on social media about the attack on September 8 this year.

Wagner supplied weapons to paramilitary soldiers

According to the investigation, the attacks took place two days later Grupo Wagner Weapons are a great parade facility Sudan by a garrison RSF In al-Zuruk in the southwest of the country, near the border Chat.

an officer Sudan He told CNN that many vehicles, including Several trucks loaded with weapons from WagnerArrived at Juruk on 6 September. CNN obtained satellite images showing more than 100 vehiclesIt was the same day that top Sudanese sources announced the weapons convoy, including dozens of trucks.

Meanwhile, two military information from Chat The convoy traveled through Chad to Zuruk, which would be an expansion of the sphere of influence, they told CNN. Russia Y Wagner Inside AfricaThese include Mali, Sudan, Central African Republic and Libya.

Six drone strikes targeted pickup trucks traveling on the bridge Shambat. Eight more attacks hit parked vehicles, buildings and armed men Omdurman and in the western suburbs Love itThere, the Sudanese army carried out airstrikes RSF It claimed dozens of civilian lives, CNN notes.

As for the ground action, one of the videos showed at least three foreign fighters attacking a building. In a clip recorded on body cam, The troops wore night vision goggles And one of the soldiers appears to be carrying a rocket launcher. An aerial shot shows troops advancing toward the building. OmdurmanNear the site of the drone strikes.

Earlier, CNN had already reported the news Wagner has been supplying surface-to-air missiles to the RSF To support her in her struggle for power against the general Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, Military ruler Sudan and head of its armed forces.

The military government of Sudan was supported by Wagner In the past, but this year when fighting broke out a Russian paramilitary group abandoned the Sudanese army and moved after Gen. Mohammad Hamdan DagloKnown as Hemety, and its fighters in conflict.

A senior Sudanese source pointed out, “About 90% are weapons RSF are coming from Wagner”. He further mentioned that despite the death, arms supply has not decreased Evgeny Prigogineand his partner, Dmitry Utkin, in a plane crash in Moscow on August 23.

“We have heard many times about the Kremlin’s support Wagner want RSFAnd they have told us that they have no information about it (…) For us, the Kremlin and Wagner have become one and the same thing.A Sudanese official said.

A Ukrainian military source who spoke to CNN described the operation The work of the “Non-Sudanese Army”.. When asked if Kyiv was behind the attacks, the source simply said: “Ukrainian special services are probably responsible.”