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A plane downed in Sudan's North Darfur state had Russian crew members.

A satellite image shows the area of a plane wreckage where the Rapid Support Forces have shot down a Russian cargo plane, north of al-Fashir, Sudan, October 22, 2024.r state had Russian crew members and was being used by the army to resupply the besieged city of al-Fashir, according to the opposing faction and documents it said were found in the wreckage.

The incident offers a glimpse into the murky supply networks behind the more than 18-month war between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces that has uprooted more than 11 million people, caused widespread hunger and drawn in foreign powers. Flight tracking data and information from social media accounts that have not been previously reported suggest the transport plane switched months ago from supplying the RSF to the army.analysis of the documents, footage and social media indicates at least one of the Russian crew had a past in arms trafficking.

 

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