According to information from "Aeow", several Russian soldiers "were transferred to Niger while others remained in Libya awaiting further instructions". According to the Russian security source, the soldiers are in Libya "unofficially" and are presented as "representatives of a private military company". One of the two Russian military ships was filmed by "Fawasel Media" while it was in the port of Tobruk, thus confirming the Russian presence on that date. According to Libyan media, this would have been the fifth Russian military handover in just 45 days. In the region there is another important figure for the Kremlin : the general Sergey Surovikin, former commander in charge of Russian military operations in Ukraine.

Source: Libya Today May 10, 2024 11:16 UTC