President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Russias military a guarantor of nationwide stability, guaranteeing to increase arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine offensive.

A modern-day, effective army and navy are a guarantee of the nations security and sovereignty, a warranty of its steady development and its future, Putin said in a video address to mark the yearly Defender of the Fatherland Day vacation in Russia, which falls a day prior to the first anniversary of Moscows offensive in Ukraine.

Thats why, as in the past, we will pay concern attention to strengthening our defense capabilities, he included.

Putin stated Russia would carry out the balanced and premium advancement of all components of the armed forces in specific by equipping troops with new strike systems, reconnaissance and interaction equipment, drones and artillery systems.

Now our market is rapidly increasing production of a whole variety of conventional weapons, he said in the video launched by the Kremlin.The president likewise hailed Russian soldiers, who he said were fighting heroically in Ukraine and defending our individuals in our historical lands.

Russias solid unity is the crucial to our success, he said.Later in the day, state TV revealed images of Putin laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside the Kremlin and speaking with veterans going to the ceremony.

It is the spiritual task of the state to take care of those who safeguard the nation, he said.Putin sent Moscows troops into Ukraine on Feb.

24, 2022, launching what he called a special military operation there.

In the fall he revealed the mobilization of 300,000 reservists to increase Russias ranks in Ukraine.During his twenty years in power, Putin has made strengthening the militaries a leading concern and presented hypersonic weapons, which he has actually described as invincible, to Russias toolbox.