On 6 March, Russian Deputy Minister of Defence (MoD) Yunus-bek Yevkurov arrived at Benghazi-Benina International Airport. He was received by the Secretary General of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khairi al Tamimi and the Russian ambassador in Libya Aydar Aganin, as well as by several other senior LNA officers.
On 7 March, Yevkurov, who is a Muslim, attended Friday prayers at a Mosque in Benghazi together with al-Tamimi. On the same day, Yevkurov met with LNA Commander Khalifa Haftar in al Rajma, who informed him about the current political and security situation in Libya.