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Russian army officials visit Freetown

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    Col-Gen Vitaly Pavlock arrived in Sierra Leone on 4 December at the head of a six-member delegation to inspect the Russian air group assigned to the UN peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). According to UNAMSIL, the delegation will also meet UN military and civilian personnel. It is scheduled to leave on 19 December. The Russian contingent, which is based in the town of Lungi, north of Freetown, consists of 115 servicemen and four Mi-24 helicopter gunships.

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