Ukraine is organizing training courses for UAV operators in Africa, said Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Maksimovich. "In Africa, especially in Mali, according to information from the Foreign Intelligence Service, emissaries of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine organize training courses for UAV operators, including kamikaze UAVs," he said in the SCO Plus format expert dialogue on security issues (cited by TASS). In September, CNN, citing a Ukrainian military intelligence source, reported that Ukrainian drone experts had been sent to Mali to assist local rebel forces, as well as Sudan.

Ukraine is organizing training courses for UAV operators in Africa, said Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Maksimovich. "In Africa, especially in Mali, according to information from the Foreign Intelligence Service, emissaries of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine organize training courses for UAV operators, including kamikaze UAVs," he said in the SCO Plus format expert dialogue on security issues (cited by TASS). In September, CNN, citing a Ukrainian military intelligence source, reported that Ukrainian drone experts had been sent to Mali to assist local rebel forces, as well as Sudan.