With some Russian soldiers complaining that they are being sent into the war without being provided the necessary armor, asked to buy everything for themselves, this could discourage a lot as it looks like they are being asked to go and commit suicide all in the name of fighting for their nation.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/05/20/we-have-to-buy-everything-ourselves-how-russian-soldiers-go-off-to-fight-a77751 In 2017, Rostec, a tech company built the Ratnik-3. A next generation conbat suit that is
resistant to nuclear blasts and has features like the power exoskeleton which is said to give soldiers greater strength and stamina.
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A combat suit resistant to nuclear blasts, right? What else? Do they also have portable time machines in their helmets? And, of course, portal guns for quickly moving to another universe are also included, right?
All joking aside, in today's war body armour doesn't matter much. If hit by a Javelin or something, you are going to burn to death, that's all.