"Oh dear, how sad, anyway!" 😂

#Russia's plans to build passenger airliners are on the verge of failure – #BBC

After the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, #Russia planned to build 108 passenger airplanes but made only about 7 of them – #SuperJet_100s built from pre-war modifications.

Also, during the almost 3 years of war, #Russia was able to produce one research model each of #Il_96_400M and #Il_114, which are only used for testing. At the same time, many remote regions of #Russia are

"#putin has ruined the #russian reputation as an arms dealer!"

#Russian deputy prime minister #Savelyev stated that the #Russian aircraft industry "manufactures high-quality modern aeroplanes," such as #MC_21, #Sukhoi_Superjet New, #Il_114, #Tu_214.

Here are the current production volumes of the aircraft mentioned by #Savelyev:
◾️ #MC_21 - 0 pieces;
◾️ #Superjet New - 0 pieces;
◾️ #Il_114 - 0 pieces (the latest aeroplane was assembled in late 2021);
◾️ #Tu_214 - 0 pieces.