#UPDF Russia cooperation

On the sidelines of Uganda's 64th Independence Day celebrations, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with a Russian military delegation led by Maj. Gen. Sergei Marchuk at State House Entebbe, hailing the historic defence partnership between the two nations and receiving updates on key completed military infrastructure projects across Magamaga, Entebbe, Kalangala, and Karama.

The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has commended the Russian Federation for its continuous military-technical support towards modernising the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), citing strategic breakthroughs in equipment maintenance, specialised infrastructure, and bilateral personnel training.