Russia Sends $53M Army Gear to Uganda

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Russia supplied Uganda with $53 million in military engineering equipment, including IMR-1 barrier vehicles based on Soviet T-55 tanks and GAZ-66 trucks with KUNGs. The Russian Embassy in Uganda released photos showing the equipment, which also included at least one transport boat. Officials from both Russia and Uganda attended a transfer ceremony on October 26. The report did not clarify whether the supply was a commercial sale or part of bilateral government support.