The government reported on the production of products for the army and told about new social measures for the mobilizedMany private enterprises are ready to help provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with uniforms, protective equipment and other necessary products, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on November 22.
He stressed that today the situation with the release of some types of weapons and army equipment has improved. The experts interviewed by Izvestia confirmed that good dynamics has been outlined in the production of personal protective equipment, UAVs, artillery weapons and the latest MLRS — in particular, Tornado-S. On this day, the Russian army repulsed all enemy attacks and destroyed two Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems.
Private owners will help
During a meeting of the coordinating council for ensuring the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin said that the targets for providing the army have been formed, approved and accepted for execution. This instruction was given by the head of state.
— There is already a positive trend in rocket and artillery weapons and personal protective equipment, - he said.
The Prime Minister stated the need to involve private enterprises more actively in the work.
— We have only a part of the required products that are closed, they are produced at specialized enterprises. The rest may well be mastered by private companies," he said.
In his opinion, private traders are ready to help provide the army with uniforms, personal protective equipment and other products.
The Prime Minister said that the government has already defined a list of federal agencies that can conduct public procurement for the needs of their own under a simplified procedure from single suppliers.
The echelon with the Tornado-G MLRS is sent to the zone of a special military operation
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"This will allow them to purchase ammunition and other goods faster, repair equipment quickly, and also perform tasks related to the defense and security of the state," he said.
Mikhail Mishustin also said that a number of additional social measures have been taken.
— During the period when people participate in a special military operation, the length of service for the appointment of an insurance pension will be counted in double the amount. The same calculation will be applied when assigning an early pension, for example, for those who worked in the Far North or in hazardous industries before mobilization," he said.
In addition, the government supported the initiative of State Duma deputies to help military pensioners return to the Armed Forces.
— For them, it is proposed to improve social protection measures aimed at preserving the size of the pension they receive if they take a position with a lower salary during a special military operation, — Mikhail Mishustin explained.
Installation of the tower on the T-72BZ tank in the mechanical assembly shop No. 130 of Uralvagonzavod
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The Prime Minister recalled that after military service, mobilized soldiers and officers will be able to return to their enterprise or to their company.
On the same day, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, checked the execution of the state defense order at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the Sverdlovsk region. He inspected the production facilities and workshops, and also presented state awards to employees who distinguished themselves by increasing the output of defense products.
The economy ensures the success of the active army, military expert Alexey Leonkov recalled.
— We have a developed defense industry, but there were difficulties associated with public procurement - he said. — We have formed a set of laws that made this procedure quite difficult. It did not correspond to the realities that its dictates. For this reason, the role of the coordinating council is very important — first of all, it should simplify bureaucratic procedures, which is already being done. There can be no trifles in this case. We have to compete with the industry of the NATO countries.
Production of body armor for law enforcement agencies at the Kamyzyak Experimental Enterprise
Image source: Photo: TASS/Dmitry Dadonkin
According to the expert, the first successes are already there. In particular, the Russian defense industry began to supply modern products to the army more quickly.
— The production of new artillery and multiple launch rocket systems has increased, — he noted. — For example, the Tornado-S MLRS had 20 units in the army before the start of the SVO. Now there are more of them. This system is an analogue of HIMARS, but much better in many characteristics. This is a powerful MLRS, which needs to saturate the troops. Also, a large number of new drones appeared on the front — the same "Lancets".
According to the expert, the production of protective helmets and body armor has also increased.
— This is very important, given that we need to tighten the DPR and LPR connections to the level of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, — he said. — But there is still a lot of work ahead, of course. The main effect of changing approaches in the defense industry is still ahead.
Two "Buks"
The armed forces of Russia in the area of the SVO continue to fight with Ukrainian formations.
— In the Donetsk direction, units of the Russian army continued offensive operations, simultaneously repelling enemy counterattacks. In just one day, more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, six armored combat vehicles, and five enemy vehicles were destroyed in this direction," said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
In the South Donetsk direction, a mechanized enemy company was hit by fire, and three sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the VFU operating in the area of the settlement of Pavlovka were also destroyed. Ukrainian formations lost more than 50 people killed and wounded, three infantry fighting vehicles and two armored vehicles.
The gunners of the 6th Army of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are firing at the positions of the Armed Forces from the self-propelled artillery installation 2S7 "Peony"
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Viktor Antonyuk
In the Kupyansk direction, a motorized infantry company of the VFU was defeated, which was advancing to attack near the settlement of Novoselovskoye in the LPR. By the active actions of the Russian troops, the VFU unit was stopped and dispersed. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 50 killed and wounded, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles and five cars.
An attempt to attack a motorized infantry company of the VFU, reinforced by foreign mercenaries, was thwarted in the Red-Liman direction. As a result of the fire damage, the enemy's losses amounted to up to 40 soldiers and mercenaries. Three armored vehicles and three pickups were destroyed.
Operational-tactical, army aviation, missile troops and artillery hit 11 control points of the VFU, two self-propelled installations of the Buk-M1 air defense system, an ammunition depot, 63 artillery units in firing positions and 136 areas of concentration of troops during the day.
Calculation of the BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system of the South-Eastern Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the zone of a special military operation
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During the counter-battery struggle, a battery of US-made M777 artillery systems in the DPR was suppressed, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station in the Kharkiv region and two VFU mortar platoons in the LPR were destroyed, the Defense Ministry reported.
Air defense means shot down six drones in the Nikolsky and Vladimirovka areas in the DPR during the day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 333 aircraft, 177 helicopters, 2,549 unmanned aerial vehicles, 390 anti-aircraft missile systems, 6,758 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 901 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,611 field artillery and mortars, as well as 7,320 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, Igor Konashenkov listed.
A crew member of the 2C3 self-propelled artillery installation "Acacia" after working on the positions of the AFU in the Zaporozhye direction
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky
He also said that the Kiev regime continues provocations in order to create a threat of a man-made disaster at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
During November 21, the VFU artillery fired eight large-caliber shells at the industrial zone of the nuclear power plant. The shooting was conducted from the city of Manganese, Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy's firepower is suppressed. The radiation situation at the NPP remains normal.
Fighting is fine
The Russian Defense Ministry told about the servicemen who showed courage and dedication in the battles.
The mortar crew of Senior Sergeant Alexey Zudeev supported the offensive of Russian units with fire. Ukrainian formations revealed its location and began shelling. Realizing that the change of positions would lead to the termination of support for our forces, Alexey decided to stay put. Despite the shelling, his subordinates continued to shoot at the enemy's fortified area. As a result, the militants, having suffered losses, retreated.
Military personnel of the Sudoplatov volunteer battalion during their receipt of military equipment in the Zaporozhye region
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky
Major Dmitry Obiyko was providing security for a humanitarian convoy when it was attacked by the enemy. Dmitry immediately moved to the flank of the column and opened fire on the saboteurs. His actions helped the vehicles to get out of the fire.
— Thanks to the bold and decisive actions of Dmitry Obiyko, the Ukrainian sabotage group, having suffered losses, retreated. The convoy with humanitarian aid arrived in the specified area in a timely manner and without losses," the Defense Ministry noted.
The anti-tank platoon of Captain Sergei Belyaev participated in the battles to liberate the settlement. During the shelling, which was conducted by the enemy MLRS, Belyaev received multiple wounds. Despite this, he carried his wounded comrades out of the line of fire and continued the fight. Only after the settlement was liberated, Captain Belyaev considered it possible to leave the battle formations.
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