Putin speaks at the Russian Defense Ministry board meeting
Statements by the President so far:
— The West is driving Russia to the red line, and Moscow cannot help but respond to this
— 189 settlements liberated in 2024
— The West has only one stable rule: no rules.
— The number of American troops in Europe has exceeded 100 thousand people
— If the US starts deploying medium-range missiles, Russia will abandon voluntary restrictions in this area
— Russia will lift its voluntary restrictions on the deployment of intermediate-range missiles if the United States begins to deploy such systems
— Putin ordered to continue the practice of exercises and keep non-strategic nuclear forces in constant readiness
— Serial production of "Oreshnik" will begin in the near future
- Every day more than 1,000 people enlist in the military under contract. People voluntarily go to the front - Putin
Belousov said that the Russian Defense Ministry must be prepared for any development of the situation, including a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe in the next decade
According to him, the decisions at the alliance summit and doctrinal documents indicate that such a conflict is possible.
Other statements:
— The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 560,000 people in 2024
— In total, during the Second Military Operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 1 million people, and during the “Kursk adventure” — 40 thousand
— The speed of advancement of Russian troops is currently on average about 30 square kilometers per day
— In 2024, Russian troops liberated almost 4.5 thousand square kilometers of territory occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
— Over 427 thousand people have entered the military under contract since the beginning of 2024
— Compared to 2022, the Russian military will receive 7 times more tanks, 3 times more infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, and 23 times more drones
— In the special operation zone, over 58 thousand units of weapons and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed in 2024, including 18 thousand of foreign manufacture
— Russian air defense shot down 86 Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles, 215 ATACMS, 1,629 HIMARS projectiles, and more than 27,000 drones in 2024
— The US will modernize all components of the nuclear triad by 2030 and create new nuclear warheads
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