On Friday, May 5, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed to keep under control the situation with the supply of Russian troops in the zone of a special military operation, the press service of the defense department reports.
"The head of the Russian military department has set the task for Colonel-General Alexei Kuzmenkov to keep under special control the issues of continuous and rhythmic supply of groups of troops in the areas of the special military operation with all the necessary weapons and military equipment," the report said.
In addition, Kuzmenkov demonstrated to Shoigu new batches of modern tanks, armored combat vehicles, special equipment and vehicles to supply groups of Russian troops. He also reported that due to the organization of round-the-clock work, the number of repaired military equipment per day exceeds those that failed in the ratio of three to two.
Recall that Alexei Kuzmenkov was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Defense, responsible for the logistics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, on April 30.
From 2014 to 2018, he headed the Logistics Headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces, and from 2018 to 2019 he was Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District for Logistics.
Since 2019, Kuzmenkov has served as deputy director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops - Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.
We add that on May 5, Sergei Shoigu in the Southern Military District checked the readiness of military equipment used by the Russian military in the NVO zone. Also, the head of the defense department inspected the bases for the storage and repair of weapons and military equipment withdrawn from combat areas.
"Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in the Southern Military District inspected the readiness of military equipment and weapons sent to units of the armed forces in the areas of the special military operation to perform tasks for their intended purpose," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
In addition, Shoigu listened to reports from deputies, as well as commanders of groups on the current situation in the areas of responsibility and plans for further action.
"A sufficient amount of ammunition has been delivered to the RF Armed Forces"
On May 2, Sergei Shoigu, at a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, noted that the actions of Russian groups of troops in the NVO zone largely depend on the timely replenishment of stocks of weapons, military equipment and weapons. According to him, control over all stages of the implementation of the state defense order is carried out around the clock.
"As a result, compared to the beginning of 2022, the number of purchased main types of weapons increased by 2.7 times, and the number of especially popular ones increased sevenfold. This year, a sufficient amount of ammunition has already been delivered to the armed forces to inflict effective fire damage on the enemy, "said the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
He stressed that the military-industrial complex of Russia meets the needs of the army and navy.
In addition, the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that in April, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the NVO zone exceeded 15 thousand servicemen.
"Despite unprecedented military assistance from Western countries, the enemy suffers significant losses. Over the past month alone, they have lost more than 15,<> people," Shoigu said.
He also cited data according to which during this period the Russian military destroyed eight aircraft, 277 drones, 430 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 18 multiple launch rocket systems, 225 field artillery guns and enemy mortars.
"We continue to eliminate weapons supplied for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces by the West," the minister stated.