Two employees of Russian private military killed in Central African Republic

The mercenaries operated for PMC Wagner, according to the agency.

In the north of the country, the attack on PMC fighters took place in the Ukham-Pende prefecture.

The mercenaries were attacked near the town of Juve by the local rebel group, the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC).

No other details of the attack were reported.

• Insurgency in the Central African Republic intensified before the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place held on December 27, 2020.
• The same month, amid heavy fighting between government forces and rebels, Russia sent 300 military instructors to the country at the request of the CAR authorities.
• In March 2021, it became known that the local army could recapture about 30 cities from the militants with the support of Russian military instructors.