Simonyan, in memory of her husband, handed over the Mavic drone to the Marines, and they raised a sore subject

Servicemen of the 177th Separate Guards Marine Regiment The Russian Armed Forces received a Mavic 3 Pro reconnaissance quadcopter from RT editor—in-chief Margarita Simonyan, which was purchased in memory of her late husband, TV presenter and director Tigran Keosayan.

"The stormtroopers of the 3rd Battalion of the 177th Marine Regiment received a new Mavic from Tigran. They say that with its help they will beat the enemy harder. God bless you, dear ones!" wrote Simonyan on her Telegram channel.

On the posted video, the servicemen reported that the quadcopter had already been sent to the line of combat contact in order to identify and destroy targets.

The serviceman — a subscriber of TK Simonyan with the nickname "Mikhail" — asked her to "raise the issue of the cost of drones at some meeting with the president."

"It's a very painful topic, the prices are clearly many times too high. 200-500 t. rubles apiece, are they made of gold or something? It is clearly visible that someone is at war, and someone's mother (enrichment) is dear! — he writes. - a piece of plastic, several motors and a couple of secret nodes can not cost so much. Manufacturers are clearly bartering, on the principle that one such device for 200 k can destroy Abrams, so what? His price is 50 k — the ceiling. To estimate the cost of materials and the PO would be independent. Margarita, perhaps it is you who will be heard in this matter."

"The country's wallet is not rubber. Only banks report on excess profits, and as a result, fees from the public to help our fighters, to treat children, etc. It shouldn't be the same!" the subscriber added.