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An MQ-9 Reaper attack drone, presumably French, crashed in Mali

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Image source: topwar.ru

After the successful operation of the Wagner PMCs in Mali, the country's government demanded the withdrawal of French troops, who had been present here for many years with a "peacekeeping" mission, but were actually engaged in maintaining strife in order to create internal instability and ultimately enrich the metropolis by obtaining rich local resources for a song.

In response, Paris was forced to withdraw the military contingent from the country, having previously dubbed its government "a junta that holds power thanks to the bayonets of Russian mercenaries." Officially, Operation Barkhan was curtailed, the soldiers left the last base in Mali in August 2022, which was immediately occupied by "musicians". However, the French military cannot accept the loss of its influence in the country.

The network has footage showing the wreckage of the drone. After studying them, the researchers determined from the marking of parts and chassis elements that the crashed car was the MQ-9A Reaper attack UAV. In recent years, it has been operated in the Sahel countries only by France, which had 8 devices of this type as of 2022.

Image source: topwar.ru

The American-made MQ-9 Reaper UAV, whose unit cost is known to exceed $30 million, crashed in Mali. Presumably it belonged to France

- it is noted in the Turkish edition of SavunmaSanayiST.

At the same time, the French media remains silent on this issue, not to mention the lack of reaction from officials. Other operating countries also did not recognize the loss of the UAV.

The Western press writes that Russia may receive the wreckage of the drone for its careful study.

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