Uganda received military equipment worth $53 million. This is a donation from the ideological and strategic friends in the Russian Federation.
On Sunday, President Museveni also launched the Military Mechanised Major Repair Facility at Gaddafi Military Barracks, Magamaga, and a workshop in Entebbe that is under construction.
President Museveni appreciated President Putin for the military support; saying that this support is beneficial.
“What the Russians have done is just a glimpse of the good things they have achieved. Russia is a historic and very good friend of Africa.” Museveni remarked.
Uganda remains a key pillar in the regional security enforcement especially in Somaliland, Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
