Russia is Tearing This Country Apart
Fronts Staff • July 5, 2026
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Russia's mercenaries were meant to fight jihadists in Mali—instead they're massacring civilians, fueling ethnic recruitment, and propping up a junta while losing on the battlefield. Here's how Moscow is destroying the country it claims to save. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts
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