Meduza, a news organization based in Riga, Latvia, published on 16 May 2024 an English-language summary of a joint investigation by the independent Verstka and the All Eyes on Wagner project titled "A Big Mess Is Brewing."
Russia has been supporting Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army in eastern Libya since about 2018. In the past few months, Russia has been bolstering its military presence in Libya. There has been a notable increase in shipments of Russian weapons and transport vehicles from Syria to Libya. Russia reportedly is shipping a large amount of military equipment to Libya by sea.
The article speculates on the reasons for this military buildup.
