General Alexander Postnikov, who is commander of the Russian ground forces, announced in Pravda that Russia weapons are inferior to both US weapons and those made by China. “The combat vehicle arsenal, artillery systems and small arms produced by the domestic defense industry fall behind NATO and even Chinese arms,” he said.
He said the Russian T-90 tank was awful, and was “a 17th modification of the Soviet T-72 tank produced since 1973.” He would rather purchase German Leopard tanks from Germany, Postnikov said.
This won’t go down well with the Kremlin. More than 80 countries around the world buy Russian arms, noted Pravda. Not what you would call a great endorsement.
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