Había una fuerte presencia de las fuerzas del orden en las pocas cuadras cuadradas que incluían la instalación de detención federal, mientras que la mayoría en la inmensa ciudad de unos cuatro millones de personas continuaba con sus actividades normales en calles pacíficas.
The Russian Ministry of Defense didn’t immediately respond to questions about Averyanov’s role in Africa Corps.This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Russian flagged cargo ship, Patria, unloading military vehicles, May, 27, 2024, in Conakry, Guinea. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Russian flagged cargo ship, Patria, unloading military vehicles, May, 27, 2024, in Conakry, Guinea. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)Researchers and military officials say the flow of weapons from Russia appears to be speeding Africa Corps’ ascendancy over Wagner, helping it win over mercenaries that have remained loyal to the group. Africa Corps is also is recruiting in Russia, offering payments of up to 2.1 million rubles ($26,500), and even plots of land, for signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense, plus more on deployment.Within days of the latest equipment delivery,
declaring “mission accomplished” in a Telegram post.Africa Corps said in a separate post that it would remain.
The changeover from Wagner to Africa Corps in Mali could be a forerunner for other similar transitions elsewhere on the continent, said Julia Stanyard, a researcher of Russian mercenary activity in Africa.
“Bringing in this sort of brand-new sophisticated weaponry, and new armored vehicles and that sort of thing, is quite a bit of a shift,” said Stanyard, of the Switzerland-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.She best enjoy her time atop the division while she can — Harrison’s presumed next challenger in Amanda Nunes stepping out of retirement and into the cage for a chance to get her belt back.
Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round and Harrison made 135-pound champion Julianna Peña quit with five seconds left in the second round in front of a crowd that included Trump and retired heavyweight great Mike Tyson on Saturday night at the Prudential Center.Dvalishvili, a 34-year-old from the country of Georgia, won the belt in a convincing — though not aesthetically pleasing — unanimous decision last year over O’Malley. O’Malley realized after the loss to truly be at his best —
, as a family man — he needed to make difficult lifestyle sacrifices to round himself into peak form.The 30-year-old contender quit smoking marijuana among other bad habits and also ditched his trademark dyed hair. No more cornucopia of colors that turned his locks into rainbows or cotton candy tops. O’Malley sported brown, braided hair for the fight — leaving his fans to wear bright afro wigs in his honor.