VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-30
“with the assistance of servicemen of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence”
foreign ministry in Moscow · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
The Russian foreign ministry stated that its forces assisted Nigerien troops in repelling an attempted coup.
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