Russian Military Instructors, Air-Defense System Arrive in Niger: State TV

Published on April 12, 2024

Russian military instructors and personnel have arrived in the West African country of Niger, local state broadcaster RTN has reported. On April 11, RTN aired footage of military personnel unloading equipment from a Russian Il-76 military transport plane at an unspecified airport in Niger. “We’re here to train the Nigerien army … and develop military cooperation between Russia and Niger,” an unnamed military officer explains in the footage. According to RTN, the officer—who spoke in French, Niger’s official language—was one of several newly-arrived Russian military instructors. The broadcaster further asserted that the Russian military had also agreed to install an anti-aircraft system on Nigerien territory....

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