Sending Russian armored vehicles to the CAR has been confirmed

Information about the dispatch from the Russian Federation to the Central African Republic of not only 300 Russian military instructors, but also several units of armored vehicles, is confirmed. Previously, information about the Russian military in the CAR appeared on the pages of the French press. Later, the data on military instructors from the Russian Federation was confirmed by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Now the country's officials have commented on the news of the transfer of military equipment to the CAR.

So, in an interview "Russian newspaper" Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin spoke about this. According to him, military equipment was delivered to the Central African Republic in November this year. According to him, we are talking about armored reconnaissance vehicles BRDM-2, the number of which the deputy head of the Russian military department did not name.

It is noted that Russian military instructors are starting to train Central African military personnel.

It should be noted that the situation in the CAR has recently deteriorated significantly due to the formation of an actually armed rebel front by an unregistered candidate. Some time ago, these forces moved to the capital of the country - the city of Bangui.

On the eve of the CAR, elections were held at various levels, including presidential ones. According to local media, the elections were declared valid, without any noticeable violations. The name of the winner of the presidential election has not yet been announced. At the same time, experts believe that it is after the announcement of the election results that hostilities can break out in the country if the "armed opposition" does not abandon this kind of methods of struggle for power.

Comments

[Vladimir_2U]

In the photo, the glove compartment is not even recognizable, he is younger, prettier! )))

[Uncle lee]

A concrete mud!

[faiver]

the photo is not a combat vehicle, but an all-terrain vehicle based on it

[Vladimir_2U]

Quote: faiver

and the all-terrain vehicle at its base

Civilian, or what? It is necessary to scold the person who posted it in the article, then they will change, usually change.

[faiver]

yes, demilitarized rework for hunters ...

[Vladimir_2U]

Here, in the article about the T-34-76 optics, the admin posted a photo of the T-34-85, so it's not the worst option with the BRDM-2 yet.

[Civil]

At whose expense the banquet ... well, yes

[Stas157]

Once again, went to the distant approaches to defend the Motherland?

The price of a military base in Syria turned out to be expensive and even classified. What price are you willing to pay now? After all, the previous price did not seem to bother them.

[K-612-O]

And they probably just pulled everything out of your pocket, cleaned it out to the skin.

[Stas157]

Quote: K-612-O

And everything is probably exclusively out of your pocket pulled out, cleaned to the skin.

Yes. From our Russian pocket. There is no other in the Kremlin. And the whole policy leads to the fact that the people in the end will be robbed to the bone.

You then (judging by the comments) do not associate yourself with Russia? Just in case, let me remind you the words of Margaret Thacher: "There is no government money. There is taxpayer money."

[Vadim_888]

... Margaret Thacher: "There is no government money. There is taxpayer money."

I will subscribe the same

[g1v2]

Thatcher, who had ruined the English industry, could have said not such nonsense. She's definitely not an example to follow.

[Usher]

Don't listen to any stupid aunts. There is money from business, there is money from trade, duties, etc. Direct and indirect taxes from citizens occupy a small share of the budget. So don't whine

[g1v2]

Any. It is useful to fight for markets and sources of resources. It always pays off. You just need to understand. that France will be behind most of the militants facing us. They have already been caught organizing a terrorist attack.

[Boris Chernikov]

the main thing is that ours do not climb on the rampage ... UAVs and artillery are our everything

[NEOZ]

Quote: Civil

At whose expense the banquet ... well, yes

for yours, for yours, of course !!!! and also voooon those starving pensioners!

[Boris Chernikov]

at the expense of diamond copies of the Central African Republic, last year ours wrested them from the French ..

[Alien From]

In the photo there is a tuning hack ... do they really miss such pictures on VO ...

[rotmistr60]

Previously, information about the Russian military in the CAR appeared on the pages of the French press

So this is understandable. France has its own interests in its former colony, therefore, react painfully to the Russian presence in this country.

[halpat]

Quote: rotmistr60

Previously, information about the Russian military in the CAR appeared on the pages of the French press

So this is understandable. France has its own interests in its former colony, therefore, react painfully to the Russian presence in this country.

Yes. The French brought a certain Bozize there, who is considered an international criminal by their own Western standards, and began to unleash a civil war. Peacekeepers are still. And they don't give a damn about any international arrest warrants for this character, any sanctions against him imposed by the "international community on the basis of international law" ... It is necessary to stir up the mess and steal diamonds and everything else "on the sly." Well, as usual, like the good old colonial days.
This is the most profitable option - like the Libyan one. Fatty fish are caught in troubled waters.

[Boris Chernikov]

but but but but ... this is Bozize! He is who Bozize needs

[Deniska999]

I wonder why our bosses were so drastically worried about the situation in a wild, distant country.

[nnm]

Participation in mining development. First of all, uranium.

[Arnaut]

You at least google how much uranium is in the CAR and the conditions of its production.

[Ugochaves]

Does Google already carry out geological exploration work?

[parma]

Quote: nnm

Participation in mining development. First of all, uranium.

Not so much uranium (this is more to France and its interests), as diamonds ... uranium is difficult to extract / transport (a lot of ore needs to be transported for processing, well, not in the CAR), and we ourselves have enough uranium in reserves and in the booty ...

[K-612-O]

We do not have enough uranium, then they would not buy from the Australians and Kazakhs, and the Canadian would not be bought. Have you heard about the railway to Port Sudan? Here on it, then they will carry loads. In this regard, France was squeezed out of the Central African Republic, and it was all these rebellions that were inspired and paid for by the French.

[Stirbjorn]

Quote: K-612-O

We do not have enough uranium, then they would not buy from the Australians and Kazakhs, and the Canadian would not be bought

They have not bought anything from Australians since 2014, and before that they had not really imported anything. Why don't you like Kazakhstan? Anything closer and more reliable than the wild CAR ?!

[populist]

What is he looking for, tramp boy,
In this godforsaken country?
What attracts him again somewhere?
What did he see so clearly in his dream?

And he himself does not know where he is going.

[halpat]

Quote: populist

What is he looking for, tramp boy,
In this godforsaken country?
What attracts him again somewhere?
What did he see so clearly in his dream?

And he himself does not know where he is going.

it's about the French (just in case, I'm writing).

[NEOZ]

Quote: populist

What is he looking for, tramp boy,
In this godforsaken country?
What attracts him again somewhere?
What did he see so clearly in his dream?

And he himself does not know where he is going.

Give me white snow
And at dawn, thunder rolls.
Give me a runway
Our regiments are heading to AD ...

White ash of glorious victories
White wars that don't exist.
The north wind heaves the seas
Northern world - THIS IS YOU, THIS IS ME !!!

[Captain45]

Quote: K-612-O

We do not have enough uranium, then they would not buy from the Australians and Kazakhs, and the Canadian would not be bought.

Sometimes they buy not because of what is not enough, but for control, so that potential competitors do not take advantage of the market, however ... And Rosatom has already become an international monopoly in this area.

[halpat]

Quote: Captain45

Quote: K-612-O

We do not have enough uranium, then they would not buy from the Australians and Kazakhs, and the Canadian would not be bought.

Sometimes they buy not because of what is not enough, but for control, so that potential competitors do not take advantage of the market, however ... And Rosatom has already become an international monopoly in this area.

In the field of "test purchases"?

[Gardamir]

worried

The CAR has significant natural resources - deposits of diamonds, uranium, gold, oil, forest and hydropower resources.
GDP per capita in 2009 - $ 700 (220th place in the world).
The basis of the economy is agriculture and logging (55% of GDP). Cotton, coffee, tobacco, cassava, yams, millet, corn, bananas are cultivated.
Industry (20% of GDP) - gold and diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, shoe shops.
As of 2016 [20], exports amounted to US $ 166 million: Timber and lumber, fruits, cotton and diamonds
In March 2018, five Russian military and 170 Russian civilian instructors were sent to the CAR to train local military personnel. Russia has also started the implementation of exploration mining concessions in the CAR
At the end of December 2020, on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections, several hundred Russian military and heavy equipment arrived in the CAR

[Captain45]

Quote: faiver

Of course, I understand everything, but why sculpt a photo of the demilitarized hunting version of the brdm to the article?

You would have watched Alexander Rogatkin's reportage in yesterday's "Vesti Nedeli", you would have seen such a technique, and our instructors, who, with the help of some mother (heard off-screen), teach the presidential special forces

[Stirbjorn]

Information about the dispatch from the Russian Federation to the Central African Republic of not only 300 Russian military instructors, but also several units of armored vehicles, is confirmed.

Taking into account the fact that all the armed forces of the Central African Republic have, according to Wikipedia, 2000 people + 1000 Republican Guards, the number of "instructors" looks more like a military contingent.

[parma]

Quote: Stirbjorn

Information about the dispatch from the Russian Federation to the Central African Republic of not only 300 Russian military instructors, but also several units of armored vehicles, is confirmed.

Taking into account the fact that all the armed forces of the Central African Republic have, according to Wikipedia, 2000 people + 1000 Republican Guards, the number of "instructors" looks more like a military contingent.

There "ichtamnet" is now almost more than in Syria and Libya combined, well, judging by the photos and information of "profile" resources ..

[Boris Chernikov]

enough to protect key facilities and the president.

[Tank jacket]

Quote: Deniska999

I wonder why our bosses were so drastically worried about the situation in a wild, distant country.

Tallinn University professor Rein Mullerson told the story of a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev and former US President Richard Nixon in the early 1990s. According to him, Kozyrev said at the meeting that "Russia has no national interests, but only universal human interests." In response to these words, Nixon only shook his head and finished his story Mullerson. “This suggests that Nixon has a head. And, unfortunately, Mr. Kozyrev does not. The box is cranial only. But there is no head as such, ”Putin said.
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Do you, like Kozyrev, have a cranial box only?

[Alexander Galaktionov]

Chip and Dale rush to the aid of the CAR)) Chip is a PMC, but Dale is where I ask)) Where is the United Russia company in the CAR not in order? Putin decree to send a company of United Russia deputies to the CAR to issue according to AK 103

[donavi49]

There, by the way, the turntables were decently thrown in fresh ones.

The whole batch. FPRC and UPC - former Seleka, who want to build a sultanate. They would have tried as in 2002-3 and 12-13, but 12 thousand UN troops were deployed against them. Therefore, they sit in Muslim territories and do not protrude.
AntiBalaka are the guys who want to return Bozize as the true heir to the father of the nation Bokassa.

[halpat]

I looked at the map given by you, but the "original"
Very funny. Not all colors can be found in the legend. And there are blue round dots under the mysterious name "MINUSKA", I could not immediately find the decoding of this abbreviation, but in Russian it sounds cool

[Paul Siebert]

I immediately remembered Che Guevara.
How he led Congolese rebels into battle.
Sorcerers ran ahead and shouted: "Water-water!"
A spell that deflects the bullets of enemies and gives the fighters immortality.
Government troops fled in panic.
They were too afraid of sorcerers, immortal partisans and the fiery Ernesto ...
He would have won, but the government invited white mercenaries, for whom spells were a ridiculous mockery, an object for jokes and bullying. They knew their business, knew how to fight and kill.
Che lost in Congo.
Now we have the opposite situation. Stopping the waves of insurgents. We restore. order. Well - we can do that, we learned in two wars. Good luck to the peasants and returning home.
And the Russian base is needed in the CAR. She is the key to all of Africa.
Exactly in the center of the continent.
In the middle of his balance.
Whoever reigns in it will look after the blacks.
Monitor the order. Establish rules.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: Paul Siebert

He would have won, but the government invited white mercenaries, for whom spells were a ridiculous mockery, an object for jokes and bullying. They knew their business, knew how to fight and kill.
Che lost in Congo.

Not just mercenaries, but Commando 5 by Mike Hoare and Commando 10 by Jean Schramm.
And when the seizure of white hostages began, regulars from Belgium and the United States also joined in Simba's killing.

[Dmitry Zverev]

No need to whine about taxpayers' money, Africa should be Russian and not French. We need to worry not for money, but for the lives of our soldiers.

[Mikhail S.]

Passionate people are sent to put things in order further away so that they do not get confused in the country.

[Usher]

Quote: Stas157

Don't listen to any stupid aunts. There is money from business, there is money from trade, duties, etc. Direct and indirect taxes from citizens occupy a small share of the budget. So don't whine

Don't listen to any stupid aunts. There is money from business, there is money from trade, duties, etc. Direct and indirect taxes from citizens occupy a small share of the budget. So don't whine