The army refuses to take bulletproof vests because of the quality of the lining. But soldiers lack them.
The army has not yet received the ballistic vests ordered by the Ministry of Defence in 2020. They have been arguing with the supplier – STV Group – over the quality of the lining, which is said to be different from the approved sample. The company now has 10,000 vests in stock that the soldiers do not want. They are running out of supplies.