Uganda: Museveni Launches New Military Facilities Under Uganda-Russia Defence Partnership

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has formally commissioned a series of new military installations and equipment developed through bilateral defense cooperation with Russia.

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Uganda: Museveni Launches New Military Facilities Under Uganda-Russia Defence Partnership

President Museveni has commissioned and launched a series of military facilities, equipment and training infrastructure developed under Uganda's defence cooperation with Russia.

Uganda Opens Russian Army Repair Site 22 Oct

President Museveni commissioned a Russian-donated army repair facility at Magamaga on Thursday 22 October 2026, Chimp Reports said.

Museveni Commissions $53m Russian-Donated Military Repair Facility in Jinja

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a $53 million mechanised major repair facility at Magamaga Cantonment in Jinja District, alongside military training infrastructure and marine security equipment provided under Uganda’s defence cooperation with Russia. The facility is expected to strengthen the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) capacity to maintain and repair military vehicles and other […]

Museveni Commissions Russian-Backed Military Facilities, Reveals $53m Repair Plant

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the commissioning of military facilities and equipment at four locations across Uganda under the country’s defence cooperation with Russia, including a mechanised repair facility valued at $53 million at Magamaga. Museveni said the facilities were commissioned this week at Kalama, Entebbe, Kalangalo and Magamaga as Uganda seeks to strengthen […]