“Rebels in #Mali Display #Ukrainian Flag After #Wagner Defeat” is the title of an article published by the Kyiv Post, a Ukrainia

“Rebels in #Mali Display #Ukrainian Flag After #Wagner Defeat” is the title of an article published by the Kyiv Post, a Ukrainian media outlet, on June 29th—two days after the #Malian army (#FAMA) and #Russian mercenary personnel were decimated in two ambushes laid by #Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants near the Algerian border. @AtlasNewsTelegram Full article: Upon further investigation however, it appears the image was taken as early as June 10th, and not ‘just after [the Tuaregs] dealt a major defeat to the Russian state-funded Wagner mercenaries in Mali’ on July 27th, as claimed by the Post. The “exclusive photo” obtained by the Ukrainian media outlet, allegedly from #Ukraine’s Defense and Security Sector, depicts a group of Tuareg rebels standing with both the #Azawad and Ukrainian flags. The image likely was taken sometime before June 10th, as a video posted on X by Akli Sh’k... Source: AtlasNewsTelegram