Russian military on special operation received new uniforms – Kommersant

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian military in the combat zone in Ukraine received new field uniforms tailored specifically for the military operation.

“Elements of the new uniform have been completely delivered to the grouping of troops. At the moment, a daily issuance to military personnel is organized. In the next few days, this process will be completed, and the personnel of the group will be fully dressed in a new uniform, ”leads press office Ministry of Defense words of the head of the clothing service of the Western Military District.

As stated in the Ministry of Defense, the new uniforms are made of “modern combined materials” for thermoregulation in all weather conditions, and “additional protection” is provided in the most vulnerable places for damage, on the knees and elbows.

The lightweight boots from the new kits have a membrane for ventilation in hot weather and protection from getting wet in rain and sleet, as well as pockets where laces can be hidden for convenience.

Back in early May, the Triada-TKO company (part of the Kalashnikov concern) began deliveries of a new all-weather set of field uniforms for the Russian armed forces. Then notedthat the form was developed jointly with the clothing department of the resource support department of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

On October 21, according to a presidential decree, a coordinating council was created to meet the needs of the armed forces. As the press secretary of the president, Dmitry Peskov, said, it is this council that will solve the problems with the supply of mobilized equipment. On October 25 last year, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin called for all the capacities of the light industry to be connected to the production of military equipment.

Anastasia Larina