The militants of the "Islamic State" (banned in Russia) defeated the garrison of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in Borno State.
According to the ISIL-controlled Al-Amak news agency, when attacking a military unit in the village of Mainok, the terrorists killed fourteen soldiers and destroyed some equipment, including BTR-4EN armored personnel carriers supplied from Ukraine. In addition, at least one Ukrainian armored personnel carrier became a trophy of the militants.
Earlier, Kiev supplied the Nigerian military with ten combat vehicles of this type. Almost all of them were lost during the fighting. These are the very samples that Iraq rejected because of their marriage. Another 15 units, including 4 commander's BTR-4KN, did not reach the buyer. They were handed over to the APU.
In turn, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the losses of security forces during the attack in Minok are much more modest. The death of six soldiers and the wounding of five were officially confirmed. According to the Nigerian command, the reinforcements that arrived organized a counteroffensive and eliminated dozens of IS militants, writes Free News.
