BBC identifies 523 foreign mercenaries killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine — from 28 countries
Russia’s military dead include Egyptians, Americans, Gurkhas, Central Asian convicts, and recruits from several African countries.
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Russia is buying African loyalty with trains and schools, Ukrainian intelligence says
Moscow’s agenda in Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt blends technical aid with long-term loyalty schemes.
From India to Egypt: Leak reveals scope of sanctioned JSC Russian Helicopters’ international network
InformNapalm reveals extensive foreign links in major defense data breach.
Russian vessel reroutes Ukrainian stolen wheat cargo from Syria to Egypt – OCCRP
A Russian company with a history of selling grain from occupied Ukrainian territories exported over 20,000 tons of wheat to Egypt last month.
Trump orders 90-day pause on US foreign assistance programs, Kyiv says it doesn’t affect Ukraine aid (updated)
A Ukrainian official says Trump's executive order does not apply to military assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine-Egypt trade soars to $ 1.4 billion as nations plan food hub amid Black Sea threats
Ukraine and Egypt forge ahead with ambitious agricultural trade expansion plans despite Russian attacks on grain shipments.
Ukrainian forces capture Egyptian fighting for Russia
Ukrainians repelled a Russian assault group near Kurdiumivka, capturing a fighter from Egypt and eliminating others.
WSJ: Egypt scrapped plans to give Russia missiles but still won’t arm Ukraine
After stopping planned missile shipments to Russia, Egypt is still refusing U.S. requests to instead arm Ukraine with artillery shells, antitank missiles, air defense systems and small arms, a WSJ report says.
Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows – WP
Egypt paused a plan to secretly supply rockets to Russia last month following talks with senior US officials…
Who blew up the Russian plane over Sinai? ISIS or someone else?
Now that most experts have concluded that the Airbus A321 plane of the Russian airline Kogalymavia was brought…