Russian weapons are in service with many countries of the world, thanks to the Soviet legacy - Gorbachev
During the Soviet Union's friendship with the countries of the socialist camp, hundreds of thousands of specialists of various skin colors were trained in military universities and acquired skills in handling Russian weapons.
This was pointed out on air by the candidate of political sciences, retired captain 1st rank Sergei Gorbachev on the First Sevastopol channel , reports a correspondent from PolitNavigator.
"I was surprised when, upon arriving in Yemen, I learned that the Soviet Union had trained approximately 40,000 military and other specialists, including vocational schools, throughout the history of our relations. That's a significant number, and that's just for Yemen . "
Naturally, one of the areas was training personnel and arms sales . And if we look at the composition of the armed forces of the world powers , they undoubtedly have equipment and combat systems produced in these countries . And such countries are few in number, especially when it comes to missile technology, aviation, and modern military shipbuilding. The rest of the world, however, was divided up in some proportions —some weapons were supplied by us, others by the Americans, the French, the Germans, the Italians, and, of course, the Chinese.
The fingers of two hands are enough to understand that in fact, there were relatively few players in this market. Our weapons are located in many countries and are supplied, and even Our Kalashnikov assault rifle is depicted on the coat of arms of a number of countries, Mozambique, for example,” he noted.
"If anyone's been through the Suez Canal recently, the Egyptians have erected a memorial there dedicated to the Arab-Israeli wars. On the Sinai side, like our 'Bayonet and Sail,' they have a stele the size of a Kalashnikov rifle barrel with a fixed bayonet ," the expert emphasized.
He added that the Peruvian Armed Forces are based on Soviet and Russian equipment, as are other Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba . In Southeast Asia, Russian weapons are in service in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Russian weapons are in service in many countries around the world, thanks to the Soviet legacy – Gorbachev