The Russian Defense Ministry has commented on the material of inadequate quality footwear for the military and alleged mass complaints on the poor quality of Russian military shoes. About this problem has been reported “military Review” referring to the newspaper publication Sight ” Military ankle boots were worse than tarpaulin boots”
Commenting on the appeal of servicemen on quality shoes, Defense Ministry noted, what “comments contained in the material have a private nature” and will be considered in a separate procedure. In the same time, Shoes with high bertsami, who criticize individual soldiers, previously it has been tested and meets all the established specifications and GOSTs. The ministry said, that before taking on supplies, all footwear passed the stage “experimental socks” in different climatic conditions in Russia, as well as abroad. In the process of socks shoes undergoes modernization for more comfortable use of the Russian military, eg, currently in Syria held military tests, seven samples of shoes with high bertsami
Besides, the Defense Ministry noted, that Russian troops passed to supply a sufficiently large range of footwear, includes various kinds of shoes, polubotynok, boots and sport shoes, as the tested cycle and all parameters relevant.
