WASHINGTON — More than a dozen attack jets that Russia sent to Libya this year are conducting ground strikes and other combat missions in support of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside a beleaguered commander in his campaign to oust the government from Tripoli, the capital, a top American military official said on Sept. 11.
New York Times: Russian attack jets back mercenaries fighting in Libya
A picture released by the US AFRICOM, the US Africa Command responsible for military relations with nations and regional organisations in Africa, on May 26, 2020 reportedly shows a Russian Mig-29 Fulcrum jet flying over Libya.
