Wagner got smashed. Bad intel or lower quality operators?

Putin's Wagner mercenaries annihilated by the rebels in Mali near the border with Algeria.
Russia is propping up the Mali dictatorship and uses Wagner mercenaries to mass murder civilians. pic.twitter.com/58sB76ZCWP

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) July 27, 2024

Wagner got smashed in Africa. That continent is gonna be the place of the next major war between powers. Not some proxy shit but actual powers putting boots on the ground and getting after it. Why? Resources. Rare earth minerals that will make the next gen tech. But that's for another time. What happened here? Did they get bad intel or are we seeing lower quality operators? I think one thing is obvious. Wagner might continue in name but it ain't up to the same standard after the death of their benefactor. I'm thinking we're gonna see more of this and that spells doom on Russia's ambitions in the dark continent unless they get their act together.