In Mali, Rebel FPV Drones Defeat Russian Federation African Corps Camp
5- 1.04.2026, 11:10
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A covert operation was carried out against Russian mercenaries.
In Mali, Tuareg rebels attacked a camp of Russian Federation African Corps mercenaries, the press service of the Azawad Liberation Front told the Azawad Liberation Front. Video from the scene shows FPV drones sneaking into the camp unnoticed. Before that, the rebels described how the Russians destroyed an infrastructure facility in the middle of the desert. What happened to the Russian fighters in Mali, 5 thousand kilometers away from the Russian Federation?
On the afternoon of March 30, a covert operation took place against government troops and "their allies," according to the Azawad rebels' press service in the social network X. At the same time, the portal Tanakra specified that we are talking about mercenaries of the "African Corps" of the Russian Federation, which is fighting the Tuaregs in Mali. The strike occurred near the village of Anefi in the Kidal region. After the attack, a column of smoke rose above the camp. At the same time assure that the blow was struck not only by drones, but also by missiles. In the network appeared footage of the hit on the Russians. We can see that the video is broadcast by an FPV drone, which crashes into the selected target, penetrating the camp without any problems.
#Mali / #Russia 🇲🇱🇷🇺: "Azawad Liberation Front" (#FLA) struck "Malian Army" and "Russian Africa Corps" positions in #Kidal.#Azawad militants apparently used an FPV Kamikaze Drone armed with a possible PG-7V pattern HEAT (Anti-Tank) RPG warhead. pic.twitter.com/OCiCVe6B9n
- War Noir (@war_noir) March 31, 2026
The Azawad Liberation Front are rebels operating against government forces in northern Mali. The press office recalled that in March, there were seven attacks on camps of the African Corps, which was operating in conjunction with the Malian army. The X Front account publishes information about the activities of Russian mercenaries. One of the latest crimes, as the rebels assure, is the destruction of a well in one of the desert areas of the country.
The traces left by the Wagner Group after they passed through and destroyed the Terist well on March 30, 2026.#Wagner #Azawad #Mali #War pic.twitter.com/xqvT18jzMB
- Agence de Presse et Médias de l'Azawad (@apmazawad) March 31, 2026
In the meantime, the militaristic portal Defense Blog has provided additional details of the FPV drone hitting the Russian camp. It turns out that secondary explosions started after the strike, as a detonated ammunition depot exploded. It is also specified that three FPVs could have been used in the attack. Journalists wrote that the rebels are fighting the heavily armed "African Corps", which uses armored vehicles (such as BMP-3) and helicopters (Mi-8) to fight.
