Vladimir Putin had a videoconference with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, presidential web page reports.
“The situation in the country as a whole, including in the majority of the regions and in the Armed Forces, remains stable and is stabilizing in other regions,” he said. Yet “Regrettably, we cannot ensure strict safety compliance.”
According to the Minister, “In the first quarter – and the situation will be the same in the second quarter – since the beginning of the year, we have received more than 750 basic models of the latest weapons and military equipment. These include 58 airplanes and helicopters, over 40 armored vehicles, over 500 multi-purpose vehicles, and 75 sets of unmanned aerial vehicles. Production capacity, if we take the entire defense industry as a whole, is up to 72%.”