my favorite part of the story is that Russians (and those that simp for them) just love the AK, claim it's the best and there have been about 75 kabillion of them made, but Russia still has to import cheap Chinese M16 knockoffs less than a year into a war they started.
Do you really think the import of 1000 M16 clones (not even confirmed to be seeing combat action, and highly doubtful that they are) invalidates the AK? I'm pretty sure over its decades of service winning freedom for millions of people, it's proven its worth. Wars in 2023 are neither won nor lost by rifles, especially not a mere 1000.