Russia has supplied Mali with two Su-25 attack aircraft since 2022, but neither of them lasted a year. The last Su-25 crashed on 9 September. Source: Defense Express Quote: "The Armed Forces of Mali have lost their only Su-25 attack aircraft - the plane crashed on 9 September near Almoustrat, north of the Gao region, the loss of the attack jet has already been confirmed directly by the country's air force, and footage of the crashed plane has already been shared online.
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded ties to officials of the African nation of Mali who were recently sanctioned by the US Treasury over what was described as malicious activities by the Russian mercenary group Wagner in the