UAC has received an additional order for the production of combat aircraft to arm new military districts: the Moscow and Leningrad military districts, UAC Director General Yury Slyusar told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that two new military districts will be created in 2023 – the Moscow and Leningrad military districts. With their creation, Russia will strengthen troop groupings on its western borders.
“Under the State Defense Order, we receive an additional order, you know about the plans to create new military districts, the formation of new units, they will have, among other things, an aviation component. New tasks are being added to the original plans,” Slyusar said.