Tuareg fighters in Mali claim to have shot down a Russian Africa Corps Mi-24 helicopter. Al Jazeera reports that the group released footage alleging the incident, while Nasha Niva similarly states that Tuareg rebels shot down a Mi-24 operated under Russia’s Africa Corps in Mali. The available reports describe the claim as coming directly from the fighters through published materials, rather than from an independent, official verification. The coverage does not provide confirmed details on the exact location, time, or circumstances of the attack, nor does it include information from Russian or Malian authorities in the text provided. As a result, the status of the claim and information about any casualties or damage is not independently established in the sources summarized here. Both outlets frame the event primarily as an assertion by Tuareg forces, supported by released footage.