Monday, October 23, 2017

Russian military trucks for Philippines spotted arriving

From Update Philippines (Oct 23): Russian military trucks for Philippines spotted arriving

Military trucks to be officially transferred by the Russian government to Philippines were spotted at Subic Bay Freeport being unloaded from a Russian ship.

Photos were shared by MaxDefense Philippines in its official social networking page. The photos were said to be taken by MaxDefense Philippines community member Justin Dupuis.

According to MaxDefense, these trucks are Ural-4320. Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6×6 vehicle, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia built primarily for use in the Russian army.





These military trucks, 20 units, along with 5000 units of Kalashnikov rifle and ammunition will be formally turned over to the Department of National Defense – Armed Forces of the Philippines on October 25.





The turn over will be led by Russia Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu who is in the country for the 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus which will be attended by defense chiefs of ASEAN countries plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and United States.

https://www.update.ph/2017/10/russian-military-trucks-for-philippines-spotted-arriving/22010

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