Putin: Despite sanctions, Russian mechanical engineering is growing

Speaking at the tenth congress of the Union of Mechanical Engineers, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that, despite the fact that state defense procurement volumes have grown significantly since the beginning of the Second World War, Russian companies are confidently fulfilling them. Despite certain challenges, in recent years, Russian mechanical engineers have successfully operated in challenging conditions, including the severing of ties with some foreign partners.

The head of state noted that, despite all the difficulties and obstacles from unfriendly countries, Russian machine builders are performing extremely well—the industry as a whole has grown by 12% compared to pre-sanction levels. Despite the sanctions, Russian machine building has even managed to gain new positions in both domestic and international markets.

Putin called for increased speed of decision-making in industry to prevent Russia from falling behind its competitors. The challenges Russia has faced have proven the wisdom of developing its own critical capacity. The President emphasized that Russia does not intend to "close itself off" by strengthening its technological sovereignty, but must manufacture critical products domestically. Furthermore, Russia intends to create technological alliances with other countries.

The President also noted that issues related to the high key rate, long-term money, and the strengthening of the ruble are regularly discussed with the Cabinet of Ministers and the Central Bank. The Russian government is using extensive tools to support industry, although some believe they are insufficient.

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[Irek]

Now rear-wheel drive specialists and the Ukrainians will run into the comments and start screaming about how bad everything is here.

[Joker62]

Quote: Irek

Now rear-wheel drive specialists and the Ukrainians will run into the comments and start screaming about how bad everything is here.

Let them squeal, that's their bread and butter. If you don't shit on your neighbor, the day is wasted.
That's their whole ideology.

[Irek]

There are just a lot of them grazing here.

[Murzik]

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[Sayno]

Bravo! You can’t say better.

[credo]

Now rear-wheel drive specialists and the Ukrainians will run into the comments and start screaming about how bad everything is here.

And on the essence of the topic, can you add anything to Vladimir Vladimirovich’s words?
For example, 12% is the release of such and such in such and such a place.
I really want some specifics in a positive way.

[Button]

Quote: credo

For example, 12% is the release of such and such in such and such a place.
I really want some specifics in a positive way.

In the USSR, there were specific figures, and they were expressed in physical terms—i.e., units, tons, kilometers—but now it's only expressed in percentages and rubles, and it's usually unclear what baseline is used to compare current figures. "Grew by 12% compared to pre-sanction levels"—so guess what they were comparing it to, or what year. But it's certainly uplifting...

[Sergey250455]

We have a defense plant. Production hasn't increased by a percentage. It's grown exponentially. There are four agricultural machinery plants. Whatever we make during the shift, the warehouses are empty by morning. Everything is being sold in a jiffy. Salaries have gone up everywhere.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Sergey250455

We have a defense plant. Production hasn't increased by a percentage. It's increased exponentially.

Of course, but that's the defense industry. And it's not growing everywhere. For example, we had a great order in 2024, but in 2025, it's practically nonexistent.

[Sergey250455]

I'm writing about this year. Even agricultural machinery is working in three shifts.

[Sergey3]

I'm writing about this year. Even agricultural machinery is working in three shifts.

You're very lucky, but we suddenly had most of our orders cancelled, weekend work canceled, and the second and third shifts cancelled. Considering we only manufacture components, things are even worse for our customers...

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: credo

I really want some specifics in a positive way.

Specifics? Yes, please, but there are problems with the positive.
"The Russian government is using extensive tools to support industry, although some believe they are insufficient."
Some, that's about 95 percent

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: Irek

Now rear-wheel drive specialists and the Ukrainians will run into the comments and start screaming about how bad everything is here.

The Russian road construction equipment market has plummeted by 51%, while agricultural equipment is doing well, but if you include military equipment, there's some cause for celebration.

[Dmitry Smirnov_2]

Well, we've already run away, look at the backing track.

[Karabin]

rear-wheel drive specialists will rush to the comments

It's good that VO still has D'Artagnan. The Sun King is protected.

[FeHa3eIIaM]

In January–March 2026, Russian road construction equipment manufacturers shipped 5,8 billion rubles worth of machinery to customers. This represents a 50% decline compared to the same period in 2025, according to Vedomosti, citing the Rosspetsmash association.
Explain the news, internet expert.

[Ivan F]

"Despite the fact that they are successfully implementing, successfully operating, overall it has grown by X% and was able to take positions" - "This music will be eternal."

[Sergey3]

overall increased by X% and

The calculation is always done in money; if you look at real inflation, not stated inflation, the entire increase is simply inflation and an increase in the selling price.

[ximkim]

Speaking at the tenth congress of the Union of Mechanical Engineers, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that, despite the fact that state defense procurement volumes have grown significantly since the beginning of the Second World War, Russian companies are confidently fulfilling them. Despite certain challenges, in recent years, Russian mechanical engineers have successfully operated in challenging conditions, including the severing of ties with some foreign partners.

It will be interesting to read it at the congress in 2029.

[yuriy55]

Putin: Despite sanctions, Russian mechanical engineering is growing

The country has plenty of everything. All sorts of vehicles, and all thanks to... and in spite of... However, there are some issues with domestically produced airplanes, cars, and waste incineration plants.
I can't wait for the utility companies to get proper equipment instead of shovels, brooms, and trimmers...

[Incvizitor]

Why the hell do we have this technology now, with leaf blowers blasting the entire yard at 6 a.m.? It would be better if we had robot loaders, robot janitors, and delivery robots instead of thugs.

[Dmitry Smirnov_2]

Sweeping with brooms is not fashionable now, too quietly, the tenants won't wake up and the partners will say what kind of Stone Age you have in your country. At least delivery robots don't lament everywhere, and don't usurp schools at home, etc.

[snow mountain]

Quote: yuriy55

I can't wait for the utility companies to get proper equipment instead of shovels, brooms, and trimmers...

What do you think of a Tajik janitor as "not a normal piece of equipment"?

[Nexcom]

...the main thing is that you don't need to fill it with kerosene... and you don't need spare parts.

[Pravodel]

industry as a whole grew by 12% compared to pre-sanction levels

It's amazing... Just recently, all the economic ministries and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation were declaring that production in Russia had been falling for the fourth consecutive quarter. Including an 18% drop in the first quarter. And now it turns out that not only are we not falling, we're actually growing.
So that's how it is!?

[faiver]

The bosses are different, and therefore the reports are different, and therefore the indicators are different...

[al3x]

the bosses are different, and therefore the reports are different

And the presidents, it seems, are also different. They just look the same.

[Alf]

Quote: faiver

The bosses are different, and therefore the reports are different, and therefore the indicators are different...

The Tsar-father simply ordered industry to grow and it immediately took off.

[novel66]

The Pharaoh commanded, "Nile, overflow!" And the Nile overflowed.

[Alf]

Quote: novel xnumx

The Pharaoh commanded, "Nile, overflow!" And the Nile overflowed.

And then he disappeared. But without a team...

[novel66]

The team merged earlier, this is not a betrayal, but a premonition

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: The Truth

industry as a whole grew by 12% compared to pre-sanction levels

It's amazing... Just recently, all the economic ministries and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation were declaring that production in Russia had been falling for the fourth consecutive quarter. Including an 18% drop in the first quarter. And now it turns out that not only are we not falling, we're actually growing.
So that's how it is!?

You just need to be able to count, they counted the military equipment and reported it beautifully, and grandpa believes everyone and everything.

[Wratch]

They simply brought the "correct report." The government was simply mistaken when it screamed about a collapse. And now everything is back in place, in the right place!

[Sayno]

Is this some kind of mockery from Putin's side? Rostselmash is part of the Machine Builders' Union and has been struggling for the last two years. Sales have dropped by 50-60%, and people are working three days a week. What other 12%????? Got it, the same as the 146%.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

It's not just Rostselmash. Kirov Plant's production has fallen by an order of magnitude, OMG-SDM has already entered a shutdown, and Concern Tractor Plants is projected to decline by about 25% in 2025 compared to 2024, which wasn't exactly great either... Others are seeing a decline in volumes at best, even for those working a five-day week.

[hector]

Speaking at the tenth congress of the Union of Mechanical Engineers, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that, despite the fact that state defense procurement volumes have grown significantly since the beginning of the Second World War, Russian companies are confidently fulfilling them. Despite certain challenges, in recent years, Russian mechanical engineers have successfully operated in challenging conditions, including the severing of ties with some foreign partners.

He pulls the wool over the eyes of people who know the situation in the industry better than him.

[Sergey Novikov_3]

I wonder if, after people find themselves without work and means of subsistence, he will also “broadcast” that everything is fine and the next “stop” is Mars?

[guest]

Quote: Sergey Novikov_3

will he also "broadcast" that everything is fine and the next "stop" is Mars?

Well, he's only talking about himself.

[PC]

Any comments are unnecessary.(((

[Vovavvs]

Our commander-in-chief loves "empty" reports instead of real action...

[alexbor]

Our commander-in-chief loves "empty" reports instead of real action...

All we hear is that it will be developed, built, increased, etc., why not only talk about it when it's done, promises, promises, promises...

[Gavrilo Princip]

The Kama Automobile Plant's net loss for 2025 was 37 billion rubles, an 11-fold increase compared to 2024, Interfax reported, citing the auto giant's financial statements under Russian accounting standards.
The company's long-term debt for 2025 increased by 5,2% to 174,4 billion rubles.
KAMAZ is experiencing the most severe crisis in its recent history. The main reason for the company's dire financial situation is the sharp decline in the Russian truck market.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that 57,627 new trucks would be sold in Russia in 2025—53% fewer than in 2024.

Read in full: https://news.drom.ru/101932.html
Drom.ru - All-Russian automobile portal

[Zheka111]

It sounds like discontent – ​​like, they've been strangling, strangling, robbing, and destroying for 30 years, and yet it's still working, and even growing in some places! It's mind-boggling!

[yu ging]

经济数据给我的感觉是除了军工企业外，各类民用制造业都在萎缩，某些部门尤。我不知道在近未来会不会有把某些民用制造厂改造为军火制造厂的措施，德国好像已经在这么做了，而第二次世界大战中也有这样的例子，当然，那个时。
Economic data gives the impression that, with the exception of military production, all types of civilian production are declining, with the situation particularly acute in some sectors. It will be interesting to see whether measures will be taken in the near future to convert some civilian production facilities into arms factories. It appears Germany is already doing this. We did something similar during World War II. Of course, the state was socialist back then, which allowed for this conversion process to be carried out effectively and production to rapidly increase.

[Million]

Have you forgotten how to make bearings? What's your height?

[FoBoss_VM]

Okay, bearings.... They can't make nails.

[K_4]

Grandpa is already starting to evoke repulsion. And the way he's starting to talk...it would be better if he kept quiet, otherwise he's only angering people.

[Million]

I would like some specifics, otherwise I don’t really believe it.

[oleg_627]

Yeah, that made me laugh. His sycophants are just blowing it in his ear, but he's talking to us. He should have just told the whole truth right away: we've beaten inflation, we're producing cars ourselves, we're chugging along with doctors, we've abandoned the balloon system, we've introduced a planned economy, those Ukrainian drones aren't getting anywhere, there will be the death penalty for thieves in power, and we'll kill Chubais abroad.

[Scientist_]

If growth is visible anywhere, it's only in statistics. Overall, growth is less than 1% per year.

[multi-category]

Calculating GDP is too indirect an indicator and is highly dependent on the calculation methodology.
It doesn't provide a complete picture. A much better indicator is production in PPP terms per capita. It provides much more accurate data, and in this context, we're confidently making progress, not even standing still.

[FoBoss_VM]

Putin: Despite sanctions, Russian mechanical engineering is growing

He's definitely from another planet and lives in another dimension... It's sad. The country is slowly but surely moving towards 1917.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

More like a move towards 1991. Sorry, I didn't experience the atmosphere of 1917.
And it's not just about the economy. Economic indicators can be improved in one fell swoop by rewriting the tax code and adjusting the Central Bank's operations.
Land along the banks of reservoirs has been seized and squatted for decades. Barriers and fences are proliferating. This debris and fences will also take years to clear.
There are more and more bans, from bans on catching sturgeon and sterlet to bans on fishing for pike, roach, and herring with a rod.
Cities are being suffocated by paid parking and dense development. Mistakes in traffic management and road design are reaching catastrophic levels.

[multi-category]

Quote: Sergey Alexandrovich

Economic indicators can be improved in one fell swoop by rewriting the tax code and adjusting the activities of the Central Bank.

That won't work. Tirpitz's book "Memoirs" is instructive in this regard. There he clearly demonstrates that even with proper and prudent management, growth takes time, sometimes decades. The USSR entered the list of influential countries after two successful five-year plans—ten years of highly productive work. Explosive growth is only possible in the services sector—for example, in Singapore or Cyprus.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

Generalizations and analogies never work in this area. We have a unique situation where the problems lie specifically with taxes and the Central Bank.
Have you ever seen a situation where a huge crane is cut up for scrap metal to avoid paying taxes? I've seen one where a crane was cut up and construction was halted for decades.

[multi-category]

Quote: Sergey Alexandrovich

We have a unique situation.

I don't want to swear, but the only thing unique about our situation is the number of clowns in positions of responsibility. Everything else is completely standard.

[multi-category]

Quote from: FoBoss_VM

The country is slowly but surely moving towards 1917.

but they really started making more armored personnel carriers, tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles.
And we are not heading towards 17, but rather towards the devastation of the 19-20s.

[Free Island]

The key is defense engineering. And the civilian author remains at the level of "it's possible, but why?" I wouldn't be surprised if, after the end of the Second World War, surplus tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and so on are "fenced off," like surplus military rifles once were, and sold to the public. 😂😂😂😂 I'd take a couple.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

The mass-market civilian automobile industry will soon be obsolete. Cars will be available only to the wealthy.
But they don’t need domestic cars.
The introduction of paid parking is proceeding at such a pace that even existing cars will have to be shoved into garages.
The collapse will be total.

[Victor Alien]

When a garage costs 300.000 rubles in Orenburg, everyone's cars are parked in the courtyard. Some have two, even three. And this is when the distance between 16-23-story buildings is no more than 50 meters... In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the metro has long been the fastest. I once saw a Kamaz-operated bus that worked in Moscow – it made one trip a day – more is physically impossible. The distances from the garage to the loading area and to the delivery point take longer than on intercity trains. In Orenburg, I even got into trouble once – 3 km, 40 minutes, driving along a three-lane street in each direction. The smart guys in Soviet times didn't think to install underground pedestrian crossings, and modern ones even added a bus lane. As a result, those turning right onto this street are stopped by two lanes at once – both the bus lane near the intersection and the central one. Plus, there are a bunch of unnecessary exits leading to shops and businesses there. U-turn spots. Where, after turning right, you have to change from the far right lane to the far left lane 50 meters in advance—that's brilliant. And between intersections, there are usually one or two pedestrian crossings—also with traffic lights (there were some without before—that was a blast). Two streets have also been built with six lanes each, and not a single underpass has been built in the last 10 years... in short, to say the least.

[multi-category]

Despite sanctions, Russian mechanical engineering is growing.

Let's allocate a trillion from the state budget for purchasing sunflower seeds and this industry will suddenly grow.
It is always necessary to take into account the source of growth and the structure of this growth.
What percentage of mechanical engineering products went into the economy, and what into the army?
We should be proud of what brings benefit to society, not virtual achievements.
But if we return to reality, agriculture is now forced to purchase equipment at two to four times the price of 10 to 15 years ago, not in terms of quantity, but in terms of purchasing power parity. Quite an achievement.
And for some reason, it's not being voiced. I work in heavy engineering myself. There's no real joy in the industry—it's all just barely surviving on the budget. As soon as the mood in the government changes, it'll be total chaos.

[Evgeny_Sviridenko]

Well, at this point, the official information is: STAN Holding (Rostec State Corporation): The largest manufacturer of high-precision CNC machine tools. In 2025, it introduced the import-substituting 2000VH five-axis milling center for the aviation industry and plans to mass-produce grinding machines.
Kalashnikov (Machine Tool Division): The only manufacturer of high-precision 250ITVM and IT-42S series screw-cutting lathes in Russia. The 2025 shipment plan was exceeded by 107%.
· Ulyanovsk Machine Tool Plant (USZ): The former DMG MORI plant is actively increasing the production of machine tools with the Russian CNC system.
· Sasta Plant (Sasovo): An enterprise with a half-century history that has mastered the full production cycle, including 5-axis machines.
· FREST Plant (Ulyanovsk): Specializes in special milling machines, including those for the railcar repair industry.
· Heavy Machine Tool Plant Ulyanovsk (ZTSU): A unique enterprise specializing in the repair and modernization of machine tools weighing over 100 tons.
· VZMO "Solid" (Vologda): A new assembly plant created jointly with a Chinese corporation for the production of CNC machines.

[Andrey M]

Wonderful! Should we throw our caps in the air already? But who's the consumer of this magnificence, and where's the market benefit? Where are our planes and cars? If all this stuff goes to the military-industrial complex, then the military-industrial complex isn't an economy, it's an anti-economy, because none of their products reach the market. I just saw this on YouTube: a guy, the happy owner of a new Shniva with a 1.8, with 6200 km on the clock in a month and a half, tore half the car apart trying to find the cause of the wild vibrations. So much for high-precision machines.

[Evgeny_Sviridenko]

There are indeed many problems, but I wouldn't want to go to extremes and say, "All is lost." We are truly living on the ruins of a once-mighty industrial power, which has been run over by a steamroller. The same goes for the people's mentality. But I personally still support independence and autonomy in all spheres, and I'm ready to support any initiative to achieve them. I think we're still a long way from "throwing off our hats."

[Andrey M]

The problem here isn't really technological, but political. As Demushkin recently said: what a hideous hybrid mutant of socialism and capitalism has been built. Fifty percent of the economy is the most inefficient state-run economy, the remaining 50% is in the hands of 20 oligarchs—Putin's friends. Where are the technological breakthroughs supposed to come from?

[Victor Alien]

To boost equipment production, we need to BAN the import of trucks, buses, motorcycles, tractors, loaders, and combines from abroad, except Belarus. Russia has all of these items in abundance. It's absurd that the Chinese account for 50% of the Russian market for just one product, while our plant produces it at only 50% of its capacity. This also means uncollected taxes and accelerated inflation. And the exchange rate would be completely irrelevant. We need to eliminate any mention of foreign currency in budget prices at all levels—everything is always compared in dollars, not rubles. Make the dollar equal to the ruble or lower, and no one will trade for export—there will be no point whatsoever. I was in a store here the other day—lemons were 40 rubles a kg, tangerines 85 rubles. But cucumbers are from 70 rubles, tomatoes from 160 to 300 rubles. You can imagine what you can grow at home, I think. Just like potatoes should be cheaper and domestic. But it's easier for idiots to plant everything with seeds, depleting the soil, and then export the oil abroad.