Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday defense industry officials from across the country in the city of Tula to discuss “problems” related to the supply of weapons to the Russian army and ways to improve delivery and weapon characteristics. are meeting with
“The most important and important task of the military-industrial complex is to supply the front-line forces with all the necessary weapons, equipment and ammunition in the required quantity and of the required quality in the fastest way,” Putin said. the president said. The start of a conference he said was taking place in “Gun City.” There is a large munitions factory in the city.
“In addition, in the light of the latest combat experience, it is important to significantly improve the characteristics of the supplied weapons,” Putin said. , I look forward to your suggestions as to how we can certainly reduce those problems.”
“A key task in this is to establish a feedback loop between the military-industrial complex and the units involved in special military operations.”
“Your specialists will go to the front lines to help quickly repair damaged equipment and get it working again, test how it performs in combat, and make changes to prototypes to improve their characteristics.” he said.
some context: Shortages of basic Russian military equipment have been reported since the invasion of Ukraine began. As winter approaches the battlefield, Russian citizens are now crowdfunding to equip soldiers deployed in Ukraine.
In the Chuvashia region, where some of the mobilized people held protests in the fall, Telegram channels said families were in the tools of buying debts. Second grade students also raised money to purchase military socks.
Many appeals focus on preventing hypothermia in soldiers fighting in subzero temperatures without proper clothing and shelter, but thermal imaging equipment, two-way radios, body armor and even drones Some also try to procure
