A source in Preah Sihanouk province who asked not to be named told the Post that the ship in question arrived Wednesday, October 31, 2012, in the morning, with “some 100 main batle tanks and around 40 wheeled amoured personnel carriers,” he said.

In September 2010, Cambodia had already bought 100 T-55 main battle tanks from Ukraine. At this time, chief of the Preah Sihanouk provincial coast guard office said that according to a report that arrived with the shipment, the government purchased the batch of 100 new tanks and armoured personnel carriers from Ukraine. The same year, China donated some 250 vehicles to the Cambodian military.

Last night, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port director Lou Kim Chhun confirmed the shipment, but declined to comment on numbers or countries of origin, saying: “For the details I think you can ask customs officials.”

In September 2010, in the middle of a border dispute with Thailand, Cambodia purchased 94 tanks from an Eastern European country widely thought to be Ukraine. The same year, China donated some 250 vehicles to the Cambodian military.