MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Real combat experience gained during Russia’s special military operation should be the basis for further steps to strengthen Russia's army and navy, the country’s President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Federal Assembly on Tuesday.
"Dear colleagues, as you know, we have a presidential decree approving a plan for the construction and development of the armed forces for 2021-2025. Work on its implementation is underway, the necessary adjustments are being made. And I want to underscore that the basis for our further steps to strengthen the army and navy in the current and future development of the armed forces should be real combat experience gained during the special military operation," Putin said.