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On September 19, Russia celebrates the Gunsmith Day with soaring production of hypersonic missiles meeting 100% state defense contracts, Bekhan Ozdoev, the Industrial Director of Rostec's Armaments, Ammunition and Special Chemicals Cluster, said addressing the date.
Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armament complex at Rostec, the Russian state corporation which controls much of the weapons industry, said production volumes for various types of weapons had increased between two and 10 times, , russia, military output
As far back as January, Russian planners realized that Moscow was wide open to drone attacks, and they've scrambled to deploy additional defenses.
The UK Ministry of Defence has said that Russia has "recalibrated" its air defences around Moscow as the city faces almost daily drone attacks. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review on 12 September, as reported by European Pravda Quote: "In recent weeks, Russia has recalibrated the posture of its short and medium-range air defences around Moscow in an effort to more effectively defend against the uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks the city now experiences most days," the review says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said around 270,000 people had volunteered to join the army in the past half-year. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vetoed an asset declaration law. Follow DW for more.