Uganda Receives T-55 Tank-based Armored Vehicles from Russia

Embassy announcement shows delivery of armored vehicles valued at $53M during ceremony in Kampala
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  • 09:12 AM, October 29, 2025
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Uganda Receives T-55 Tank-based Armored Vehicles from Russia
Russian military equipment for Uganda @Russian Embassy in Uganda

Russia has delivered military vehicles and equipment worth $53 million to Uganda on October 26, according to the Russian Embassy in Kampala.

Photos released by the embassy show Soviet-designed armored engineering vehicles based on T-55 tanks, GAZ-66 trucks with enclosed KUNG bodies, and at least one boat loaded on a road trailer. The embassy did not clarify whether the delivery forms part of a commercial arms sale or direct support to the Ugandan government within bilateral cooperation.

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