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How Togo has become a new entry point for weapons sent by Russia to Mali

A Russian ship under US sanctions, the Mikhail Britnev, dropped off its cargo of military vehicles at the Port of Lomé in Togo on July 9. It’s the first time that Togo has been a stop for a Russian shipment of weapons to Mali, carried out as part of Moscow’s support for the Malian government.

France 24 English By The FRANCE 24 Observers, Quang Pham Captured Aug 4, 2026, 5:28 PM
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On July 1, an open-source investigations account posted a satellite image taken on June 16 of the port of the Baltiysk Naval Base, located in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which lies between Poland and Lithuania.

The image shows a Russian cargo ship, the Mikhail Britnev, being loaded with “armoured fighting vehicles and personnel carriers”.

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The Mikhail Britnev is part of the fleet of Russian ships that has been under United States sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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