Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Mali despite ongoing terrorist attacks

Earlier, Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Russia would continue to meet Mali's humanitarian needs.

Russia delivered humanitarian aid to Mali despite ongoing terrorist activities in the country, Mali's security forces told Sputnik.

The 11-tonne shipment, intended for the needs of the Malian armed forces, included food and medicine.

On Tuesday, a terrorist attack by the terrorist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)* targeted an airport and a military training school in Bamako, Mali, resulting in casualties and extensive material damage.

*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other states