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The support, unveiled during a two-day engagement between President Museveni and a Russian delegation led by Lt Gen Aleksandr Kshimovskii on October 21 and 22, includes a mechanised major repair facility in Magamaga, Jinja District, marine operational equipment in Entebbe and digital military training infrastructure at Kalama in Mubende District.
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Russia has expanded its defence partnership with Uganda through a $53 million package of military equipment and infrastructure, as Moscow seeks to deepen security ties across Africa while governments on the continent diversify their sources of defence technology and support.