Their deployment to African countries aims to "enable Russia to... regain this sphere of influence" that fell away with the collapse of the Soviet Union, said CSIS researcher Catrina Doxsee. 
Kutumizidwa kwawo ku mayiko a ku Africa ndi njira yothandizira Russia kupezanso malo amphamvu kuti izilamulira o,we anayitayika ndikugwa kwa mgwirizano wa Soviet, anatero wakafukufuku wa CSIS Catrina Doxsee