The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after UK officers despatched labeled emails meant for the United States Department of Defense to a detailed ally of Russia as a result of by mistake.

A “small number” of emails meant for the Pentagon had been despatched to Mali due to the unintentional omission of an “i” from an e-mail deal with. British officers despatched the messages to an deal with ending with the west African nation’s .ml area, slightly than the US navy’s .mil.

The identical error within the US was revealed earlier this month to have resulted in millions of military emails going to Mali.  It was argued that the size of the British mishap, first reported by The Times, paled compared.

An MoD spokesman mentioned: “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 among the many six African nations promised free grain shipments by Russian President Vladimir Putin after the collapse of the Black Sea take care of Ukraine. Moscow’s Wagner mercenaries have additionally been deployed in Mali to battle alongside the military towards jihadists.