Ukraine takes on Russian-backed rebels in Sudan, raising stakes for Moscow WSJ reveals details

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent military personnel to Sudan in 2023 to take part in a conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by the country's de facto leader, army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Rapid Reaction Force commander Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.

Ukraine responded to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's request for assistance because he allegedly supplied Kyiv with weapons since the beginning of the war. The text notes that Zelenskyy's decision was a bold new venture, part of a strategy against Moscow, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing sources.

According to the text, the decision to send the military is accompanied by serious political risk as Western support for Ukraine is wavering.

Ukraine is involved in an internal conflict in a foreign country where tens of thousands of civilians have suffered, and the United States accuses the opposing sides of war crimes, emphasizes WSJ.

Before that, CNN wrote that Ukraine's intelligence services were probably behind a series of UAV strikes and a ground operation targeting the Rapid Reaction Force, which supported PMC Wagner in the fight for control over Sudan.