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Sudan buys 50 Russian trucks

August 16, 2008 (MOSCOW) – The Sudanese government has bought fifty trucks from the Ural truck plant located in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region and incorporated in the GAZ group.

The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6×6 truck, produced for use in the Russian Army. The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transportation of cargoes, people and towing trailers on all types of roads and terrain.

GAZ Group said in a statement the model designed for Sudan (6WD Ural-4320) was currently being finalised and adjusted to African climate. However the firm didn’t elaborate on the purpose or the beneficiary of the contract.

The Ural-4320 is also used for drilling for water, oil and gas using drilling rigs, which are mounted on the Ural-4320 chassis.

Industry experts estimate the cost of an all-wheel-drive Ural at around RUR1.5bn, which puts 50 such trucks at RUR75mn ($3mn, or €2mn).

Ural trucks are powered by 240 hp engines produced by the Yaroslavl Autodiesel engine plant.

(ST)

2 Comments

  • Grader
    Grader

    Sudan buys 50 Russian trucks
    No worries. We’ll buy these brand new Ural from the al Bashir’s in the black market as was the case previously!!! The picture is starting to become clearer now as to why al Bashir was contradicting the whole World by backing the Russian offensive in Georgia. But there is no way out. Russia will never bail you out of the ICC nor fight your wars in Sudan. Already Kalil has taught them a lesson on his brave offensive on Khartoum

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  • Wilson Kur Lual
    Wilson Kur Lual

    Sudan buys 50 Russian trucks
    Idiotic Al-Bashir you bought other trucks to attack Darfur, while you sleep hiding in toilet fearing Ochampo. what stupid Man you are?
    other parties like SPLM is busy to rescue you from ICC and again you are preparing your self for another geonicide in Darfur.

    Do as much as you can, because you alreay deadbody.

    Remember the painfull death of your freind SADAM HUSSEIN, the same is also waiting for you.

    50 NOT ENOUGH GET MORE

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