# Russian instructors trained Central African armed forces

Date: 2018

UN-linked and rights reporting recorded the completion of an initial training cycle for Central African forces by Russian instructors in March 2018. The instructor label later coexisted with evidence of Russian personnel participating in active security and combat operations.

## Drivers

- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/central-african-republic
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/03/central-african-republic-abuses-russia-linked-forces

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/russian-instructor-training-car-2018