### [2026-08-2](/feed/2026/08/2/index.md)

##### Mali War
# The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk4rdley0ko)
2. [RBC-Ukraine](https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/bbc-russia-shipped-armored-vehicles-to-mali-1785672943.html)

### Changes:

1. BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month.  _2026-08-02 17:56:05 (First version)_
1. The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month.  _(Current version)_

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