Thailand imports armoured vehicles from Ukraine

BANGKOK, October 12 (TNA) - Thailand has purchased armoured vehicles from Ukraine, based on phase-by-phase deliveries until 2016. Army Chief General Prayuth Chan O-cha told journalists, when presiding over an event marking the 38th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Thai Army's 2nd Infantry Division (King's Guards), at the Prom Yothee Camp in Pachinburi province in the Thai East on Friday, that the first-phase 96 BTR-3E1 armoured vehicles from Ukraine have been delivered, over 50 of them have already been in operations. General Prayuth acknowledged that additional 121 BTR-3E1 armoured vehicles imported from Ukraine will all be in operations by 2014. As for another fleet of Oplot armoured vehicles from Ukraine, the army commander-in-chief said it is on its procurement process and is scheduled to arrive in Thailand, also phase-by-phase, by 2016. (TNA)