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Russia Says Freed 2 Hostages Taken by Jihadists in Niger
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Russia Says Freed 2 Hostages Taken by Jihadists in Niger
Russia's army said Tuesday its Africa Corps unit had freed two hostages — employees of Russian geology company — held in Mali, almost two years after they were captured by an al-Qaeda-linked group in neighboring Niger.
Russia says Africa Corps has freed Russian and Ukrainian nationals abducted in West Africa
MOSCOW, April 21 - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that two men, a Russian and a Ukrainian citizen, had been freed in a special operation in Mali after they were abducted in neighbouring Niger in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Russian Africa Legion announced on Tuesday that it had successfully freed two hostages, one Russian and the other Ukrainian, who had been kidnapped in 2024 in Niger, during a military operation carried out in Mali, according to a post on the Telegram messaging app. The paramilitary group said in a statement seen by media outlets that its units conducted a "special operation" that resulted in the rescue of the two men, who had been working fo…
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian troops from the Afrika Korps freed Oleg Gret, a Russian citizen born in 1962, and Yuri Yurov, a Ukrainian citizen born in 1970, in Mali. They are described as two employees of a Russian geological exploration company working in neighboring Niger. Ukraine has not yet confirmed the release of its citizen; Mali and Niger severed diplomatic relations with that country several years ago. TASS repo…
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