17-fold increase in drones and ammunition of the Russian army

report Mehr News Agency According to Tass, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says that the number of drones used by the country’s army has increased 17 times. .

Shoigu said about this: We have increased the number of tanks by 6 times and updated them. The number of drones has also increased 17 times, and this figure for artillery shells and fighters is 17.5 times. Although we have a challenging job, this increase will definitely increase our self-confidence.

According to the Minister of Defense of Russia, about 540 thousand people have entered the army of this country in 2023 with a contract. ; An achievement that has enabled Moscow to form 6 divisions of reserve forces.

He added: Today, all these people are trained and elite forces that form a strong army. Since the beginning of this year, another 50,000 people have joined the army and the number continues to increase.

Shoygo about the developments of the war in Ukraine, also referring to the failure of this country’s army to reach the primary defense lines of Russia in The flow of counter-attacks in the summer of Kiev emphasized: Russian forces are working carefully on a daily basis, using all resources, including aerospace forces, army fighters, paratroopers, naval forces, and point-blank weapons, because vehicles carrying military equipment and ammunition and Also, we should target training centers from far away.

He added: In this way, we ensure step by step that the enemy even reaches the lines Our primary defense fails. Not to mention, there are two other defense layers after the initial lines.