Putin's Russia seeks to rebuild the sphere of influence from russian times, and Libya's location, where about 40% of African oil deposits are located, only these efforts increase. A joint investigation of the independent Verstka portal (verstka.media) and the All Eyes on Wagner task shows that in the last 3 months the Kremlin has sent much more troops and equipment to Libya than before. any Russians arriving in Libya are disguised as Wagner's mercenaries. any are inactive stationed in neighboring Niger, awaiting orders. They may besides cross the border and support the people of Libya. Soldiers admit that the Russians are being moved to Libya besides from the front in Ukraine. Everything happens off the record. Libyan sources study that 1,800 Russian soldiers have arrived in Libya in the last 2 weeks. These forces are concentrated mainly in east Libya, controlled by 80-year-old General Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, and a faithful ally of Russia, controlling large oil areas.
Since the beginning of March, Russian military personnel and equipment from this country have been seen at least 10 locations in east Libya. Russian troops are deployed around the main bases, including close the large al-Djufra and al-Gardabij air bases and the smaller Waddan and Al-Mard. It is no secret that any Russian soldiers are active in training Libyans and recruiting fresh recruits from private military companies. The fact that Russian soldiers in Libya are active is besides evidenced by the traces they leave in Russian social media (mainly Telegram). Thanks to this channel, we know that respective Russian armored Tiger transporters were utilized in exercises of the 106th Libyan National Army Brigade. We besides learn from social media on what circumstantial days Russian soldiers who had previously been in Russia or Ukraine were in Libya.
