At Least 20 Wagner Fighters Killed in Tuareg Separatist Attack in Mali

One of the former commanders of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Anton Elizarov ('Lotus'), has not been captured by the Tuaregs in Mali. What occurred was described as a series of unfortunate incidents, according to the Condottiero Telegram channel.

On the night of July 28, a convoy of the Wagner PMC and Malian government forces conducting joint patrols in the desert north of the country was ambushed by Tuareg separatists. It was reported that at least 20 Wagner fighters were killed in the attack, and several others were taken captive. Military expert Boris Rozhin noted that Elizarov was among those captured but was later exchanged.

The author of the broadcast called the Tuareg ambush a series of unfortunate incidents while countering Al-Qaeda. Speaking about the losses, he stated that they were not critical but