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Lancet loitering munition records double kill on river boats in Mali

Published 27 October 2026

Footage released by Russian-aligned channels shows a Lancet loitering munition striking two armed boats on a river in Mali in a single engagement, with both craft destroyed. The clip is the first publicly documented use of the Lancet outside the Ukraine theatre and shows Russian or Russian-aligned forces providing the system to support Malian government operations against armed opposition groups.

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