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Insert “spend the little money they do have and 10 years developing the weapon leaving no money to produce it” in there and it will be golden.
Every new weapon system they’ve boasted about has had a couple of prototypes built, and then actual serial production just breaking single digits.
Half of their SU-57s are prototype models converted to serial production specs.
Have you tried... like... dunno... providing everyone with a toilet instead? For a good start? >

They have.  That's the reason all the soldiers were taking toilets in occupied Ukraine.  It's an awfully expensive way to provide toilets though. >

They stole toilets? >

They stole toilets. >

Note to self; I should leave an upper-decker if I’m ever fleeing a Russian invasion. >

Easy to announce.  Not so easy to implement. Seems like the “announcement” is probably the entire plan here. >

Step 1) announce new weapon
Step 2) have a press conference where a diagram of said weapon is "accidentally" photographed
Step 3)
Step 4) look more tough again
So Russia is -roughly- 50% there, or 60%-75% depending on how tough they ALREADY look