Latvian MP and military expert: I will disappoint those who believe that Russia is about to run out of weapons

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Latvian MP and military expert: I will disappoint those who believe that Russia is about to run out of weapons

Russia's stockpiles of weapons may not run out in the foreseeable future. This topic, which is not very pleasant for the Kyiv regime and its Western patrons, was raised in an interview with the Latvian press by MP and military expert Igor Raev, a retired colonel and former commander of the Latvian ground forces. He said he would disappoint those who believe that Russia is about to run out of weapon.

As Raev notes, Russia currently has a lot of weapons and it constantly produces them. Thus, Russia is actually the only country in the world that produces Tanks and has open lines for the assembly of new tanks. Unlike Western countries, military factories in Russia have always been open, even in the most difficult times. Now the pace of work of the military-industrial complex has increased significantly.



Nowhere in Europe do they really produce tanks. Yes, other types of weapons are ordered for different armies, but not tanks. The same applies to artillery ammunition.

- emphasizes Raev.

Thus, if we talk about who might run out of weapons, then a similar problem looms quite clearly before the West. It is enough to look at what quantities of military equipment are being discussed in the West for deliveries to Ukraine: ten tanks, fourteen tanks, one air defense battery...

As the Latvian deputy notes, there is another very important problem - Russia is a large country, so no one knows for sure what is happening there, where and what is being produced, what weapons are at the disposal of the armed forces. For example, earlier the West was sure that when shelling the Ukrainian infrastructure, the Russian Armed Forces used old Soviet missiles. But it turned out that these rockets were produced last month. And this also upset the West: it means that Russia is producing weapons "here and now", and no one can say when its ability to create new weapons will be exhausted.
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  1. +8
    23 January 2023 09: 42
    Tanks are not really produced anywhere in Europe. Yes, other types of weapons are ordered for different armies, but not tanks. The same applies to artillery ammunition.
    Don't be jealous, colonel. They also had everything, but at the behest of the United States, everything was overgrown with mold. request Now let the Abrams beg, so successful for Europe. feel fool
    1. +6
      23 January 2023 09: 53
      A couple of years ago, Macaron tried to create a "European army" that would not depend on the States - which meant the localization of the production capacities of the military-industrial complex and the rear in general ... but the owner, as expected, cracked his fingers and forbade even thinking about it. Euroslaves expectedly obeyed.
    2. -3
      23 January 2023 09: 54
      Quote: Mavrikiy
      Nowhere in Europe do they really produce tanks.

      Yes, well ... And France, Italy ... and Germany. They completely retained their tank building. Pay money and get what you ordered.
      1. +17
        23 January 2023 10: 03
        Russia is a large country, so no one knows for sure what is happening there, where and what is being produced, what weapons are at the disposal of the armed forces.

        To be honest, we ourselves don’t know for certain what is happening in Russia, not to mention adversaries winked
        1. +5
          23 January 2023 10: 14
          To be honest, we ourselves don’t know for certain what is happening in Russia, not to mention the adversaries winked

          those. the problem of secrecy is solved by us at no extra cost. sad
          1. +3
            23 January 2023 10: 30
            And the Svidomites also helped us in this: Russia has no Su-57s, no armats, no daggers with calibers, and there are no Poseidons at all
        2. 0
          24 January 2023 16: 41
          Quote: Terenin
          Russia is a large country, so no one knows for sure what is happening there, where and what is being produced, what weapons are at the disposal of the armed forces.

          To be honest, we ourselves don’t know for certain what is happening in Russia, not to mention adversaries winked

          Surprises me alone:
          "Igor Raev - Col. stock, former Commander of the Latvian Land Forces. "??
          Ground troops - for the command of which a colonel is enough?
          A little more than a regiment and a little less than a division?
          1. 0
            26 January 2023 18: 35
            A little more than a village outhouse, but a little less than a farm
      2. -1
        23 January 2023 10: 23
        Yep, three times at once. And why then do the Germans themselves have 212 leopards in stock. They could do something for themselves.
      3. +5
        23 January 2023 10: 46
        Yes, they produce, but in completely non-commercial quantities. For example, Leopard -2A7, the technological cycle is a month, Airbus produces even more aircraft. The British simply closed their production. France is no better than the Germans.
      4. 0
        25 January 2023 13: 18
        Uralvagonzavod alone produces more than all of Europe tanks. In the USSR, there was the largest grouping of tanks - 60 units. Imagine such an armada. Even if now half of that is still the west in the well ....
    3. +4
      23 January 2023 10: 29
      The Americans, their factory for the production of Abrams, dismantled the same. They upgrade previously produced tanks. I think if the rooster pecks, then they are able to resume production, but how long will it take?
  2. +2
    23 January 2023 09: 44
    Enough for the outskirts, if anything, then the West will get ......
  3. -1
    23 January 2023 09: 44
    Russia is using new weapons because they are highly accurate and allow targeted strikes, minimizing civilian casualties.
    1. 0
      23 January 2023 10: 26
      Blessed is he who believes, it is easy for him in the world. Pay attention to how all the funnels are pierced around the trenches. Not very similar to precision-guided munitions.

      https://ok.ru/video/4328973470336
      1. 0
        23 January 2023 13: 33
        Quote: YOUR
        Blessed is he who believes, it is easy for him in the world. Pay attention to how all the funnels are pierced around the trenches. Not very similar to precision-guided munitions.

        In order for high-precision ammunition to hit accurately, you need to accurately set its coordinates, accurate to hundredths of a second. Have you seen how the gunner / c / spotter works?
        something like this - 50 meters to the left and 20 meters to the north, the next shot is a little more to the north. Well, and so on, and then the enemy moved and let's adjust the coordinates on the new one.
      2. +1
        24 January 2023 07: 36
        Quote: YOUR
        Blessed is he who believes, it is easy for him in the world. Pay attention to how all the funnels are pierced around the trenches. Not very similar to precision-guided munitions.

        https://ok.ru/video/4328973470336

        So there are also stocks of Soviet weapons that have a shelf life limit and stocks of shells for them with the same problems that need to be disposed of by commanders on the ground, sometimes it’s easier to release blanks than to bother with aiming a red field.
  4. +4
    23 January 2023 09: 44
    Igor Raev – retired colonel, former commander of the Latvian Land Forces

    — An interesting Latvian surname.

    —-Counting on interruptions in the military-industrial complex of the West is just as productive as counting on frosts that will break the West.
    1. +1
      23 January 2023 10: 09
      Quote: Mikhail Drabkin
      Igor Raev – retired colonel, former commander of the Latvian Land Forces

      — An interesting Latvian surname.

      Colonel Raev has served in the NAF of Latvia since 1996, holding high officer positions in the command staff, and served in the Latvian contingent in Iraq.

      Raev received his military education at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Military School and at the US Army General Staff College.
      "Igor, you are a former Soviet officer who swore an oath to the state and the government of the USSR. Yes, you are a cool guy, but your time is gone, we cannot risk even 0,5%, because this is not about Latvia, but about level information NATO Speaking in comparisons, it will never happen that the officers of the Warsaw Pact countries become NATO generals.Yes, while they are still serving here and there, but soon they will not be - I bet. And not only in Latvia.
      This is a historically irreversible process - without any conspiracy theories or behind-the-scenes games, moreover, absolutely independent of the decisions or desires of Latvia. The technology itself is depressing. If in Afghanistan the commander of the American occupying forces, a four-star general, spoke openly about the war and the intellectual level of the first echelons of state power, then he is honorably escorted to retirement, conferring, as an exception, even privileges that are not due. Even the President thanks him for his service. We, in turn, are indirectly pointed out as a spy. It could have been done differently - an informal conversation, resignation for health reasons, another order of Viestur from the hands of the president. All over the world, in such situations, there are unwritten laws that are strictly enforced in life than formal norms. It is time for many high-ranking Latvian military officers (also police officers, special services and diplomats) to understand - the discounts issued by the West on access to state secrets, etc. - are over. I'm not saying it's good or bad. It's just life"
      , - the portal quotes a lengthy blog entry of a board member of the Demokrati.lv party, a former Soviet and Latvian officer Einars Graudins.
    2. +2
      23 January 2023 10: 11
      Quote: Michael Drabkin
      Igor Raev – retired colonel, former commander of the Latvian Land Forces
      -Interesting Latvian surname.
      On Red Square, a comrade was graduating ...
    3. -2
      23 January 2023 10: 25
      There is such a word "deficit", and it sometimes happens. Europe is poverty without any significant reserves of anything.
    4. +1
      23 January 2023 10: 29
      Apparently, because of his last name, he is no longer the Commander-in-Chief of the Latvian Land Forces.
      After the collapse of the USSR, everything was mixed up. We had a brigade commander, Tkachev, who left to replace him in Ukraine. After the collapse, he became commander-in-chief of air defense.
  5. +7
    23 January 2023 09: 46
    1. What kind of fashion is it to downplay the danger of supplying weapons to the enemy?! Well, from this we ourselves somehow become easier? How many have we been driving these "single" 777 or Amer's launchers, but we won't knock them all out. There is absolutely nothing good even in the supply of 1 copy of modern weapons to the enemy. Because even this 1 copy is capable of bringing death to our guys. And here more and more and more modern deliveries are coming. Already with a range of 150 km. And we are all smart - but they don’t get enough. A childish approach that only leads to losses.
    2. We are losing modern equipment and weapons. It is, elementarily, about the wear and tear of materiel, because in war equipment really works to the limit. And when at the VO itself we first read articles that the T62 is excellent, and the BMP2 is generally super, when I read an article on the replenishment of the fleet on the VO, I just want to ask - guys, isn't it time to stop these chuckles and get sober and the most serious assessment of the situation, the adoption of comprehensive measures to create conditions for replenishing equipment at a faster pace for YEARS to come?? I really hope and believe that this is how things are done. And not on paper, but in practice.
    3. And about the missiles used recently and produced last month, I would rather not write - think about what this means if you take at least a minute to think. Here, just the same, there should be a place for military censorship.
    1. +4
      23 January 2023 10: 01
      guys, isn’t it time to stop these chuckles and engage in a sober and most serious assessment of the situation, taking exhaustive measures to create conditions

      Do you offer this to visitors to the VO site? crying Well, yes, probably all those who can take action, etc., gather here.
      1. +3
        23 January 2023 10: 19
        here gather all those who can take action
        Decision making center. laughing
    2. AAC
      +5
      23 January 2023 10: 18
      We are here simply to share our opinions about the information found on the Internet. From what we will do, at least by all registered users, the conclusion that the German tank is bullshit - not a single Russian soldier will die. Even if we "draw" a bunch of red lines with the threat of using nuclear weapons, nothing terrible will happen in the world. Here, for the most part, the townsfolk with and without experience. Someone writes, someone reads. Personally, based on the information I read, I predict when I will be sent there. If someone has a similar situation, then you can try to at least mentally prepare. And there already how it will be. And I don't care if they give me an AK-74 or a FAGOT. The main thing is to complete the task. In the meantime, you can relax and write-read.
  6. +3
    23 January 2023 09: 47
    Tanks are good, but Russia needs more heavy missiles. Missiles are capable of knocking out critical infrastructure, we need to return to the production of heavy medium-range missiles with warheads from two tons, this will crush bridges. Without bridges, Ukraine will be in the same situation as we are in Kherson. It is still possible to supply the army with the crossing of equipment, but it will become impossible to feed the population. Yes, and through the crossing there is not much to transport equipment and shells.
    1. +3
      23 January 2023 09: 57
      Now the Oka would be useful for this, but Gorby overdid it at the time.
      1. +1
        23 January 2023 10: 39
        Why now Oka, when there is Iskander?
      2. +1
        23 January 2023 10: 45
        What's wrong with Iskander? He is more perfect than Oka.
      3. +3
        23 January 2023 10: 46
        Iskander is better than Oka. More precisely, it has electronic warfare (dropped false targets), maneuvers along the entire trajectory, the range is 100 km more. (Oka 400 km, Iskander 500 km.). Oka warhead 375-700 kg., Iskander warhead 480 kg. Accuracy Oka 350m, Iskander 5-7m. Iskander is a more modern weapon!
      4. 0
        25 January 2023 13: 27
        Better yet, SS 20. Medium-range missile with three separable g / h. No wonder the United States insisted on its inclusion in the treaty. Eye against her constructor for the kid.
    2. -4
      23 January 2023 10: 05
      Here on VO there was an article about Wenkel towers. Their shape and configuration are taken from observation of explosion-proof factory pipes and bridge piers. https://topwar.ru/90667-nazemnye-bashni-bomboubezhischa-leo-vinkelya-germaniya.html
      And 45 and 5 ton bombs were dropped on Germany at 10. And the towers stood.
      1. 0
        23 January 2023 10: 52
        The bomb is 10 tons, and the mass of the explosive is 4,5 tons, the equivalent of an explosion is 6,5 tons.
    3. -1
      23 January 2023 10: 27
      Bridges can still be smashed without problems, steel Faberge is needed to make a decision, but nothing like this is observed in the Kremlin, well, except that Dimon in a cart is scary to the point of impossibility.
      1. +1
        23 January 2023 10: 43
        "Bridges can now be torn down without problems" - tell me, please, how can they be torn apart now without problems?
        1. 0
          23 January 2023 11: 34
          No high end stuff.
          Only massive air raids. One TU-22MZ is 24 tons of bombs.
          But for this, you must first take out the air defense completely.
          MANPADS may remain, they will not get it.
    4. 0
      23 January 2023 10: 39
      . Without bridges, Ukraine will be in the same situation as we are in Kherson

      Then such Kherson is waiting for us at every step. Or are we not going there? Bridges were always blown up by the retreating side, not the advancing side
  7. +2
    23 January 2023 09: 51
    Latvian MP and military expert: I will disappoint those who believe that Russia is about to run out of weapons
    . Come on, fairy tales about rusty Russian weapons and ending missiles, this is for the layman and skakuas, from the very beginning there have been and will be.
    The guys are competent and so they understood it all, they knew ...
  8. +2
    23 January 2023 09: 52
    Now you don’t really know what is happening in production. All information is strictly dosing. For example: GPA 32 Ladoga where did they come from? Where do oil refineries with 95% processing come from - this is the simplest thing. does it have modern equipment? Provide modern ammunition?
  9. +1
    23 January 2023 09: 57
    Igor Raev: Igor Raev: In the first three days of the 2003 operation, the Americans fired as many missiles as the Russian troops did in three months of hostilities.
    And at the same time, he writes something else.
    Igor Raev: Of course, the army has changed, but the old symptoms of the disease have not gone away. The Russian army over the years has not been able to create a new system for training soldiers and units that know how to fight.
    1. -1
      23 January 2023 10: 30
      Show this Raevs a globe, let him see how the Russian army does not know how to fight.
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  11. +3
    23 January 2023 10: 06
    I will disappoint those who believe that Russia is about to run out of weapons
    Here, disappoint me. Otherwise, some zealous people are waiting for it to end, and then they’ll give it to Russia for sure ... Although they were surprised to understand that
    Russia produces weapons "here and now" and no one can say when its ability to create new weapons will be exhausted.
  12. +1
    23 January 2023 10: 49
    In what we concede to the West. In the ability to produce (or financially provide) aircraft (of all types) and a fleet.
  13. 0
    23 January 2023 10: 54
    when shelling Ukrainian infrastructure, the Russian Armed Forces used old Soviet missiles. But it turned out that these missiles were produced last month.

    In my opinion, the author of the article did not understand what he wrote.
    1. 0
      25 January 2023 13: 35
      What's not clear? Old models (galoshes) produced in December 2022.
  14. 0
    24 January 2023 08: 11
    Before the war, Russia had few new modern weapons, its Ministry of Defense did not order, such as T-90m tanks
  15. 0
    24 January 2023 10: 47
    I look at all this and wonder! Okay, we are at war with the unfinished country. These are our family showdowns (it’s the relatives who fight the most), you fit in as neighbors. what they could buy. Moreover, their defense industry and economy are diligently undressed with the help of this swara. The United States is forcing Europe to give up, and how else to understand it, their latest weapons. They cannot replenish them themselves, and Uncle Sam will not give. All significant production they have already fled to the USA. This also lies on the surface.
  16. 0
    24 January 2023 10: 56
    Probably from the fact that there are so many weapons to hell on the battlefield, d1 howitzers manufactured in the forties appeared on the battlefield.
    And T-62 tanks.
    On the other hand, aviation operations over the battlefield completely ceased, with the exception of pitch-up firing.
    Undoubtedly, Russia is still producing tanks, it would be better if there were tens of thousands of drones over the battlefield, a planning bomb and guided missiles
  17. 0
    25 January 2023 14: 24
    Quote: svp67
    Quote: Mavrikiy
    Nowhere in Europe do they really produce tanks.

    Yes, well ... And France, Italy ... and Germany. They completely retained their tank building. Pay money and get what you ordered.

    And where can I read how many tanks are in production in the above countries now? What batches have been ordered and in how many days will the first tank arrive and when will the entire order be completed?
  18. 0
    25 January 2023 14: 26
    Quote: certero
    Probably from the fact that there are so many weapons to hell on the battlefield, d1 howitzers manufactured in the forties appeared on the battlefield.
    And T-62 tanks.
    On the other hand, aviation operations over the battlefield completely ceased, with the exception of pitch-up firing.
    Undoubtedly, Russia is still producing tanks, it would be better if there were tens of thousands of drones over the battlefield, a planning bomb and guided missiles

    And what, did some targets remain on U. that require something more than the T-62M? Which? Where? To destroy the AMX-10, the T-34 is enough.
  19. 0
    25 January 2023 14: 29
    Quote: voice of reason
    Here on VO there was an article about Wenkel towers. Their shape and configuration are taken from observation of explosion-proof factory pipes and bridge piers. https://topwar.ru/90667-nazemnye-bashni-bomboubezhischa-leo-vinkelya-germaniya.html
    And 45 and 5 ton bombs were dropped on Germany at 10. And the towers stood.

    Maybe, after all, not 5 and 10 tons, but 6K and 10K pounds? Or are you not talking about "Dumbmaster"?

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