Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu bragged on Tuesday that the Kremlin has shown the West’s military technology is not all it’s chalked up to be.

“The Russian army debunked many myths about the superiority of Western military standards,” Shoigu said at a security conference attended by Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu.

He said it was now “obvious” that NATO weaponry, modern war doctrine, and training “cannot ensure superiority on the battlefield,” per a transcript posted by Russia’s Defense Ministry.

[Really? It seems to be doing a pretty good job helping a small and unheralded military stave off an invasion and conquest by Russia’s vaunted military. — Ed]