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.
Kutumirwa kwawo kunyika dzemuAfrica kune chinangwa 'chekubatsira Russia kuti... Idzokere nekuwana zvakare chinzvimbo chekuva nesimba pamusoro pezvinoitwa kana kuronga" chinova chinzvimbo chadonha nekurasika panguva yekuarara kwemubatanidzwa wenyika zhinji dzainzi Soviet Union, akadaro munzveri weCSIS, Catrina Doxsee.