US Politics | Russia to test Iron Man-style robot battle suits for deployment in Ukraine in bid to turn ragtag army into super-troops
RUSSIA is to begin testing Iron Man-style robot battle suits for deployment in Ukraine in a bid to boost its ragtag forces. The announcement comes as Vladimir Putin's troops continue to face plummeting morale as a result of equipment shortages. 
Russian companies have been working on the suits for a few years 
AlamyThe futuristic looking helmet of the suit '/ ' The tyrant has called up 300,000 men for his calamitous invasion of Ukraine, but conscripts are said to face going into battle without proper training or equipment. Alarmingly for the president, hardened professional soldiers have also voiced their fury at the increasingly unpopular and costly war. The high-tech exoskeletons give the wearer super-strength, deadly accuracy from distance, and the ability to run faster and for longer over difficult terrain. Maxim Skokov, the CEO of Russia's Ekzo Solutions, has revealed his company had been approached by "special agencies" looking to test its equipment on the battlefield. READ MORE ON UKRAINE WAR 
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WAR MACHINE Moment Ukraine drone drops grenades on Russian soldier in warning to invaders It's believed he is most likely referring to Russia's intelligence services or mercenary groups. The company already builds relatively affordable partial exoskeletons and harnesses for industrial use. "Artillerymen are interested in exoskeletons to ease the weight of shells during loading," said Skokov told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. "We are going to hold tests at a training ground in November or December, with a potential customer testing the effectiveness of our equipment in practice. Most read in US News 'NOT LOOKING FOR CLOSURE' Mom wants to stare down Delphi 'double child murderer' in court LOSING GROUND Dems' Ron DeSantis errors will spark red wave, ex-Trump campaign staffer says DECISION TIME Midterm elections see big wins for Republicans DeSantis, Rubio & Vance HORROR HOUSE Identities of 5 found dead in Maryland home & how they died revealed by cops HEARTBREAKING END Tragic update after woman is found dead days after vanishing from Walmart EERIE WARNING Teacher told cop's ex sent 'thousands' of texts before he fatally stabbed her "Today we make about 50 exoskeletons per month, but if necessary, we will be able to quickly increase production.... Russia has been quietly working on the exo-suits for years and last year Rostec state corporation claimed the ...Iron Man... suits had proven ...very effective... in operations in Syria. ...Apart from increasing capabilities of a soldier, it increases the combat potential of an entire unit,... it told Russian state media organisation Sputnik. ...The tactical use experience speaks to that as well. There are sappers units equipped with passive exoskeletons operating in Syria.... Russian scientists hope to perfect their design by 2025, claiming they want to make it stronger and faster. Russia has also developed unpowered ...Ratnik... combat suits were built by the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building. This has the advantage of avoiding one of the exo-suit's major flaws. If the battery runs out, the exhausted user could be left stranded and unable to continue moving until a replacement is found. It comes as mutinies have erupted across Russia...s armed forces. Marines have slammed Vladimir Putin for leading them into a ...massacre... in a bombshell leaked letter. Meanwhile video footage shows 2,000 conscripts surrounding a general and angrily shouting: ...Shame on you.... Humiliated Putin continues to suffer major setbacks in Ukraine after arrogantly believing he could sweep in and take the country within days. Read More on The Sun 
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Russian companies have been working on the suits for a few years AlamyThe futuristic looking helmet of the suit '/ ' The tyrant has called up 300,000 men for his calamitous invasion of Ukraine, but conscripts are said to face going into battle without proper training or equipment. Alarmingly for the president, hardened professional soldiers have also voiced their fury at the increasingly unpopular and costly war. The high-tech exoskeletons give the wearer super-strength, deadly accuracy from distance, and the ability to run faster and for longer over difficult terrain. Maxim Skokov, the CEO of Russia's Ekzo Solutions, has revealed his company had been approached by "special agencies" looking to test its equipment on the battlefield. READ MORE ON UKRAINE WAR WAKE THE DEVIL Putin to test Satan-2 nuke by 'end of year' - it could hit UK in SIX MINUTES WAR MACHINE Moment Ukraine drone drops grenades on Russian soldier in warning to invaders It's believed he is most likely referring to Russia's intelligence services or mercenary groups. The company already builds relatively affordable partial exoskeletons and harnesses for industrial use. "Artillerymen are interested in exoskeletons to ease the weight of shells during loading," said Skokov told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. "We are going to hold tests at a training ground in November or December, with a potential customer testing the effectiveness of our equipment in practice. Most read in US News 'NOT LOOKING FOR CLOSURE' Mom wants to stare down Delphi 'double child murderer' in court LOSING GROUND Dems' Ron DeSantis errors will spark red wave, ex-Trump campaign staffer says DECISION TIME Midterm elections see big wins for Republicans DeSantis, Rubio & Vance HORROR HOUSE Identities of 5 found dead in Maryland home & how they died revealed by cops HEARTBREAKING END Tragic update after woman is found dead days after vanishing from Walmart EERIE WARNING Teacher told cop's ex sent 'thousands' of texts before he fatally stabbed her "Today we make about 50 exoskeletons per month, but if necessary, we will be able to quickly increase production.... Russia has been quietly working on the exo-suits for years and last year Rostec state corporation claimed the ...Iron Man... suits had proven ...very effective... in operations in Syria. ...Apart from increasing capabilities of a soldier, it increases the combat potential of an entire unit,... it told Russian state media organisation Sputnik. ...The tactical use experience speaks to that as well. There are sappers units equipped with passive exoskeletons operating in Syria.... Russian scientists hope to perfect their design by 2025, claiming they want to make it stronger and faster. Russia has also developed unpowered ...Ratnik... combat suits were built by the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building. This has the advantage of avoiding one of the exo-suit's major flaws. If the battery runs out, the exhausted user could be left stranded and unable to continue moving until a replacement is found. It comes as mutinies have erupted across Russia...s armed forces. Marines have slammed Vladimir Putin for leading them into a ...massacre... in a bombshell leaked letter. Meanwhile video footage shows 2,000 conscripts surrounding a general and angrily shouting: ...Shame on you.... Humiliated Putin continues to suffer major setbacks in Ukraine after arrogantly believing he could sweep in and take the country within days. Read More on The Sun NOTE GOOD My neighbour left me an angry note after I parked in a public space Ukraine last week claimed Russia had suffered its deadliest day yet on the frontline after almost 1,000 soldiers were killed in just 24 hours. A new death toll in the war suggests Putin's war has cost more than 100,000 Russian lives.
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