HRW Accuses Russian Africa Corps of Indiscriminate Killing in Mali
A Human Rights Watch report published on August 1, 2026, details a deadly airstrike by the Russian-controlled Africa Corps on the village of Kyrnia in Mali's Mopti region. The strike, carried out using a Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft, resulted in the deaths of eight civilians, including three children. The report highlights a growing pattern of rights abuses and indiscriminate attacks on non-combatants by Russian forces assisting the Malian military junta against separatist and Islamist insurgents in the Sahel.