 Russia steps up production of some military products several fold Russia is well aware what it lacks on the battlefield And it has already stepped up the production of certain items several fold Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session at the Valdai Discussion Club we will continue to strengthen our defense capabilities We also see the issues that arise to put it bluntly in the course of military operations We see what we will lack, but we are increasing production in some areas We are increasing production many times over he emphasized Putin pointed out that Russia's adversaries who had escalated the situation to the current hot Confrontation stage and imposed sanctions against Moscow have achieved the reverse effect We have very obvious changes in the structure of the Russian economy in the GDP structure We have gained 3% in the oil and gas industry and 43% in the manufacturing industries Including of course defense, but also electronics optics and machine-building They left our market apparently thinking that everything would collapse. It's the other way around Everything is only getting stronger Putin noted. Yes inflation has been up a little the ruble is fluctuating. That's true We see these problems, but the structure of the economy is changing It is becoming more high-tech on its own basis We need to maintain this trend by all means and we will definitely do that he concluded