MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has held a meeting on weapons supply to troops at the headquarters of the Joint Group of Forces, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
"Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu visited the headquarters of the Joint Group of Forces to hear reports on the current situation and hold a meeting with the group’s commanders and deputy defense ministers on weapons supply to troops," the statement reads.
Shoigu pointed out that "the Russian government and the Defense Ministry keep weapons supplies under constant control.".
Shoigu announced that Russia has significantly increased the production of high-precision weapons. "Steps to expand production capacities and improve productivity have made it possible to significantly increase the production of weapons for troops, including conventional and high-precision weapons. All this allows us to achieve the goals set by the supreme commander-in-chief based on the plan of the special military operation," Shoigu said, as cited by the ministry.
The meeting’s participants also discussed ways to further increase weapons supply to Russian troops, including the need to improve the efficiency of the logistics system.