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Humanitarian workers. Witnesses of Wagner's crimes on the African continent. Raising awareness on PMC violence in Ukraine, Africa and the Middle East.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Jul 2
🧵1/4 Weaponizing Social Media : Wagner’s Digital Warfare and Atrocities in Africa

Since arriving in #Africa, #Wagner and the #AfricaCorps have operated outside legal bounds, using Telegram to project military dominance, recruit fighters, and wage psychological warfare across the #Sahel with fear.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
🇰🇪 The case of Mikhail Lyapin in #Kenya highlights risks of fraudulent foreign ( #Russia ) job schemes and exploitation of African recruits.
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 10d
Kenya Arrests Russian Diplomat for Recruiting Mercenaries for Putin’s War
Kenyan police arrested Russian diplomat Mikhail Lyapin and a local aide believed to have been recruiting men as mercenaries to fight for Moscow in Ukraine.

Kick all russia's diplomats out...

www.kyivpost.com/post/61087
Kenya Arrests Russian Diplomat for Recruiting Mercenaries for Putin’s War
Kenyan police arrested Russian diplomat Mikhail Lyapin and a local aide believed to have been recruiting men as mercenaries to fight for Moscow in Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 3d
🇨🇺❗️🇺🇦 Up to 5,000 Cubans are currently fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine.

⚔️ Zelensky also named China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and African states as additional sources of mercenaries fighting alongside Russia.

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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
6/6 Sanctions and reports tie Averyanov (Unit 29155) to the #AfricaCorps, yet #Russia denies all. Sabotage, cyberwar, disinformation, repression, the 29155 doctrine now runs at scale. In the shadows, Moscow tests a new imperialism, and, as ever, #Africa pays the highest price.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
5/6 In Europe, Unit 29155 led assassinations, sabotage, and killings. Now its playbook hits the #Sahel : invisibility, deniability, disinformation. Wagner monetized chaos ; Unit 29155 institutionalizes it, a #Kremlin tool to perpetuate war, never win it, never name it.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
4/6 Local reports are damning : command bypassed, gear seized, racism toward African troops. The #AfricaCorps, like #Wagner before it, now obeys the GRU’s shadows. Jihadists grow, trust fades, chaos deepens, violence as influence, an occupation masked as "military cooperation".
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
3/6 #Africa is now a lab for hybrid war, propaganda, psy-ops, cyberattacks. Wired reports GRU’s Unit 29155 formed its own hacker cell, a first for a #Russian spec-ops unit. After Ukraine, Europe, Latin America… is Africa next? A 2.0 war fought with 1.0 methods : brutal, covert, illegal.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
2/6 After #Prigozhin ’s 2023 death, Wagner was dismantled and the Africa Corps rose under direct GRU control. Same brutality, rights abuses, and resource plunder, but now state-run. Unit 29155 turns mercenaries into agents of calculated chaos in #Russia ’s new covert war.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 1d
🧵1/6 From #Wagner to the #AfricaCorps, Russia’s GRU Unit 29155, infamous for poisonings and assassinations in Europe, is now steering Moscow’s shadow war in Africa. Led by sanctioned Gen. Andrey Averyanov, it fights a brutal, covert war without uniforms but with deadly consequences.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
5/5 The #AfricaCorps claims to defend African sovereignty against "Western neo-colonialism". In reality, it serves the #Kremlin ’s power projection while avoiding #Wagner ’s declining image. #Tatarstan ’s infrastructure, cultural ties, and youth are exploited, locals paying the hidden price.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
4/5 Behind the "cooperation with #Africa" rhetoric, financial incentives leave a bitter taste. In some regions, signing a contract can wipe out up to 10M₽ in debt. The message is clear : buying the commitment of #vulnerable citizens willing to risk their lives due to lack of alternatives.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
3/5 #Bugulma, in southern #Tatarstan, is no exception. Six men recently left for #AfricaCorps or the "Northern Military District," sent off with blessings from officials and clerics. Speeches, children’s letters, and bonus promises mask the harsh reality of #Moscow ’s conflict-zone missions.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
2/5 Since summer, #Kazan has become the "capital of recruitment." Patriotism-filled ads flood local media. Volunteers from #Altai to #Dagestan train in drones, desert driving, and sabotage. Skills are called "noble," but they serve missions whose true goals and risks are hidden.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
🧵1/5 #Tatarstan, the #Kremlin ’s gateway to #Africa. Recruitment centers in Kazan lure candidates with 500 000₽ bonuses, travel reimbursements, and constant ads. Officially a "unique experience" and "equal partnership," it exploits workers sent to serve #Moscow ’s ambitions.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
3/3 These attacks highlight #Wagner ’s persistent shadow in #Africa, destabilizing the #Sudan -CAR border. Russia's shift from Wagner-RSF partnership to an #AfricaCorps -SAF alliance for a transparent military presence and long-term influence is undermined by the PMC’s gold and smuggling interests.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
2/3 The #RSF reportedly withdrew from key border posts before the attack. Tribal leaders suspect coordination between Sudanese intelligence-Russian mercenaries. Earlier @cnn.com reports accused #Wagner of arming the RSF, and Um Dafuq now faces mass displacement, 38 000+ fleeing to #CAR since 2023.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
🧵1/3 #Wagner is accused of crossing from #CAR to attack villages near Um Dafuq, #Sudan. Sources (Daily Sudan Post, Sudan Tribune, #RadioDabanga) report 5+ civilians killed, some mutilated. Armed men in 4x4s fired randomly, fueling chaos along an arms-smuggling frontier.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 15d
#Mali : On Aug 20, 2025, the FLA struck #AfricaCorps HQ in #Aguelhok with a drone. Reports say 6 dead, 7 seriously wounded, vehicles damaged. Pro - #Wagner channel "White Uncles in Africa" skips casualties, focusing only on drone tech.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 29d
3/3 Pro - #Wagner / #AfricaCorps Telegram channels show deep contempt for #FAMA, echoing racist tropes. In "The White Uncles in Africa," FAMA troops are called "stupid monkeys" who "don't want anything and just run away" (as seen in the attached picture).
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 29d
2/3 #JNIM declared a blockade of #Kayes and Nioro near the Senegalese border, torching fuel tankers and stopping Diarra Transport buses. Meanwhile, the FLA released drone footage of a strike on a TB2 control center in Amachach, #Tessalit, tied to FAMA and #AfricaCorps.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · 29d
🧵1/3 #Mali : JNIM launched coordinated attacks, seizing a FAMA base in Tiby, #Ségou. Soldiers reportedly fled, leaving militants in control. Burned PT-76 tanks and other vehicles were spotted. Questions raise about FAMA / #AfricaCorps relationship.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Sep 5
6/6 Russia’s bet is backfiring. #Algeria condemns #Moscow’ s reliance on force, Tuareg rebels restart dialogue. Africa Corps failures erode Moscow’s credibility. From Moura (2022) to #Kidal (2025), one constant: mercenary models fuel violence, fracture armies, and civilians pay the price.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Sep 5
5/6 Rebels adapt fast : FLA and #JNIM now use FPV #drones, fiber-optic IEDs bypassing Russian jammers, and captured armored vehicles. Civilian anger over abuses drives recruitment. Armed groups emerge stronger and more structured than before #AfricaCorps’ arrival.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Sep 5
4/6 Inside #FAMA, injustice runs deep. #Malian troops are under-equipped and neglected, while #Russians get priority evacuation, modern gear, and better rations. In Aug, 30+ Malian officers were arrested for "destabilization". Resentment grows in the army ranks.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Sep 5
3/6 By July, humiliations grew. On #Kidal - Anéfis road, FLA-JNIM ambush wiped out a convoy. Days later, VBIED near Anéfis killed 4 Russians. Nearly 80 #Mali - #AfricaCorps troops lost in weeks. Instead of intimidating, failures embolden rebels further.
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Stop Wagner @stopwagner.bsky.social · Sep 5
2/6 June 13 near Anoumalane : 30-vehicle Malian-Africa Corps convoy ambushed by FLA. Result : 45 fighters killed, 21 vehicles destroyed, 15 seized, FPV drones used. Days later, #JNIM struck near Ber, killing 18 Russians. IEDs/drones show #AfricaCorps has no better strategy than #Wagner.
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