Russian Army gets new equipment
Russia’s Southern Military District has received upgraded weapons and vehicles, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 29 May.
The delivery includes around 50 pieces of military hardware to the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District in North Caucasus and in South Ossetia.
The equipment includes T-72B3 modernised tanks; the BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system; Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems; UAS; Borisoglebsk-2 electronic jamming systems; Ural trucks, and other hardware.
The T-72B3 tanks are equipped with new communication equipment, fire control system and thermal sighting system.
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