THE Ministry of Defence has launched a probe after classified emails were accidentally sent to Mali, a state ally of Russia.
The emails were meant to go to the US army.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Transition of the Republic of Mali, Assimi Goita, shake hands on the sideline of the Russia Africa Summit in St. Petersburg this month
But instead of typing the domain name .MIL, the suffix for all US military emails, someone typed .ML, the identifier used for Mali.
Defence officials say no information that could compromise operational security were contained in the emails.
A similar mistake was revealed last week to have been made in the US.
The incident there was much larger in scale, resulting in millions of military emails going to Mali.
An MoD spokesman said: “We have opened an investigation after a small number of emails were mistakenly forwarded to an incorrect email domain.
“We are confident they did not contain any information that could compromise operational security or technical data.
“All sensitive information is shared on systems designed to minimise the risk of misdirection.
“The MoD constantly reviews its processes and is currently undertaking a programme of work to improve information management, data loss prevention, and the control of sensitive information.”
Mali was one of six African countries promised free grain shipments by Mad Vlad Putin after the collapse of the Black Sea deal with Ukraine.
Moscow’s Wagner mercenaries have also been deployed to the country to fight alongside the army against jihadists.
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