Director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (TsAMTO) Igor Korotchenko. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 13Russia is one of the world leaders in the arms industry, information about the purchase of military equipment from third countries is a «stuffing» aimed at discrediting the RF Armed Forces and the defense industry, RIA Novosti said in Igor Korotchenko, Director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (TsAMTO), commented on the publication of the British newspaper The Guardian, according to which Russia receives ammunition and weapons, including Soviet RPG grenade launchers and Iranian Bavar air defense systems (as previously stated in Tehran, is an analogue of the Russian S-300), which she allegedly needs to continue the special operation in Ukraine.Borisov spoke about the development of kinetic weapons. According to the article, this equipment is supplied to Russia through «smuggling networks» from the warehouses of pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and the armed forces of the Islamic Republic itself. military special operation of Russia in Ukraine, and on the other hand, it is an attempt to undermine the reputation of the Russian military-industrial complex.In the field of production of conventional weapons, including the nomenclature for the Ground Forces, the RF Armed Forces have all the necessary re-export of weapons,» Korotchenko said. The director of TsAMTO noted that Russia is able to produce, without relying on anyone, the entire range of weapons of the Ground Forces, which are necessary «including for the implementation of the tasks of a military special operation.»
Britain appreciated Russia's «chilling» new weapon «The same applies to the acquisition of any Iranian air defense systems: Russia is one of the world leaders in the development and mass production of air defense systems. The Russian army has all the necessary systems in sufficient quantities Air defense of the Ground Forces, including Tor-M2, Buk-M3 and systems of previous modifications,» the source said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» Donbass.Putin announced a new Russian weapon that has no equal in the worldAccording to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on April 13, since the beginning of the operation, 89% of tanks and other armored vehicles of Ukraine have been destroyed (2169 out of 2416 tanks that were in the Ukrainian troops on February 24), 85% of the military aircraft (130 out of 152), 69% of the helicopter fleet (103 out of 149) and so on. According to the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, the Air Force and Air Defense of Ukraine «are practically destroyed,» and the Navy «ceased to exist.» During the operation, more than 1.3 thousand Russian soldiers were killed, more than 3.8 thousand were injured, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on March 25. Among the Ukrainian side, according to the Russian department, the losses are many times higher: about 14,000 killed and about 16,000 wounded. send their own weapons against the United States
