Serbia gets Russian armour donation
An agreement has been reached that will see Serbia receive second hand armoured vehicles from Russia.
The deal, which was concluded in a government-to-government agreement in late December 2016 is part of a wider defence initiative to renew the equipment of the Serbian military free of charge.
To be delivered are 30 used T-72S MBTs and 30 used BRDM-2 armoured patrol vehicles and Serbia is obliged only to cover only the expenses related to the transportation of the vehicles and their repairs on as-needed basis.
The T-72S, a shown in the photo, is an export version developed in the
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