Sudan’s army said Wednesday that it killed several foreign fighters, including Ukrainian mercenaries, during clashes with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region.

In a statement, the army’s 6th Infantry Division announced it had carried out a “special operation” in Al-Karama Square, El Fasher, which it said inflicted “heavy losses” on RSF units. Military sources told Russia’s Novosti news agency that among those killed were “foreign fighters, including Colombians and Ukrainians,” who were allegedly supporting the RSF.