Media reported about Russian mercenaries in Libya

Russian contractors have not participated in the fighting in Libya, but were armed.

Dozens of mercenaries from Russia were working in Libya until February 2017.

About it to Agency Reuters said the head of a private military company (PMC) “RSB Group” Oleg Krinitsyn.

In an interview he said that the Russian contract soldiers were sent to Libya last year, and were engaged in mine clearing of an industrial facility near the city of Benghazi.

The Agency notes that Russian contractors working on the territory under the control of the commander of the Libyan national army of the Caliph Haftarot. The UN does not recognize its legitimate authority.

The Krinitsyn refused to disclose who hired his company for this purpose, the specific location of the operation and the name of the industrial facility. He noted that “RSB Group” does not cooperate with the defense Ministry, but “consult” with the foreign Ministry. However, citing sources said that hardly work “HSG Group” was conducted with the support of Moscow.

According to the head of the PMC, Russian contractors have not participated in the fighting in Libya, but were armed. He also declined to say what weapon type they had.

Military and government officials in Eastern Libya told the Agency that he did not know about the presence of contractors in the country.

At the end of November 2016 Haftar arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and held a meeting in the Ministry of defence. He voiced his wishes for the assistance from Russia in the fight against the terrorist group “Islamic state”.

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