Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Friday that it is important to use the current experience of fighting Western weapons, during the «special military operation» in Ukraine, to boost Russia’s own capabilities.
This experience «needs to be used to improve the quality and reliability, [alongside] combat characteristics of some types of our weapons [and] domestic military products,» Putin highlighted at an event.
At the same event, Putin noted that Russia’s export of armaments in 2022 reached $8 billion despite the difficult conditions.