Wrong combat weapons?

Putin's combat robot turns out to be China junk

Created: 2022-08-20 06:09

The robot dog M81 at the Russian military exhibition "Army 2022".

© Alexei Kudenko/IMAGO

Russia presents a combat robot at a military exhibition.

It is believed to be a cheap product from the Chinese site AliExpress.

Munich - In the course of the Ukraine war, reports of a lack of supplies in the Russian army are piling up.

Meanwhile, Russia is trying to demonstrate its military power at the "Army 2022" military exhibition.

Videos are circulating on Twitter showing a cloaked robot dog with a gun.

At the same time, mockery of the robot is high.

Because it has similarities to a robot that is offered on the Chinese retail platform AliExpress.

Russian combat robot turns out to be a Chinese product

It's an unusual sight.

A robot in a ninja costume.

There is a gun on his back.

There are numerous videos on Twitter showing the four-legged ninja robot.

Strictly speaking, it is the robot dog M81.

It is said to have been developed for firing at targets and devices and for transporting weapons.

This was reported by the

portal and based on information from the Russian state news agency RIA.

The media and users on Twitter suspect a Chinese product behind the combat robot.

The robot can be found on the Chinese retail platform AliExpress.

That would explain the black disguise the robot was cloaked in.

For Russia this would be an embarrassment.

Because what the military is presenting could be bought by any other person on the online portal for around $3,700.

Military exhibition in Russia - Putin is ready to share his weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke at the military exhibition, as reported by

.

Putin said Moscow is ready to share its arms with its allies in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

"[We] are ready to offer our allies the most advanced types of weapons, from small arms to armored vehicles and artillery to fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles," Putin said at the exhibition's opening ceremony.

Putin said that almost all of the military equipment in the exhibition has been used in real combat operations more than once.