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growing cooperation

Putin Backs Military Training Centers with Belarus

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a plan to set up joint military training centers with Belarus, with fears mounting that Minsk could enter the...

desertion and abandonment

Russian Military Crimes Surge Nearly Threefold in 2022

Russian soldiers were nearly three times more likely to be accused of crimes against military service including desertion and insubordination in 2022 than...

Russian Military Reforms Target NATO Expansion, ‘Collective West’ – Gerasimov

Russia’s recently announced military reforms are a response to NATO’s likely expansion and the “collective West” using Ukraine...

Kremlin Declines to Say if Moscow is Preparing for Air Strikes

Updates with Peskov and Horowitz comments. The Kremlin refused to say whether Russia was preparing for strikes on the capital on Friday after images of...

high-level inspection

Russian Defense Minister Visits Troops Fighting in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the command headquarters of a group of forces deployed in Ukraine, where he discussed materiel needs and...

Russian Military Claims 'Liberation' of Eastern Ukraine's Soledar

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that the country's Armed Forces had captured eastern Ukraine’s salt-mining town of Soledar, some 48 hours...

Russia’s War Leadership Reset Signals Infighting Among Top Brass – Experts

General Valery Gerasimov’s appointment as the new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine raised questions over President Vladimir Putin’s intentions...

isolated allies

Russian Troops to Hold Drills in Ukraine's Neighbor Belarus

Russian troops will conduct military exercises in Belarus, which neighbors Ukraine, the Interfax news agency said on Monday, citing the Defense Ministry...

creative cohort

Russian Army Forms 'Artistic Units' in Modern-Day First

The Russian military has formed what it called its first “artistic” units of musicians, actors and other creatives to boost troop morale amid...

Moscow Blames Ukraine for Blasts on Russian Airfields

The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian drone attacks caused explosions at two airfields in the Saratov and Ryazan regions on Monday, leaving three...

military targets

3 Killed, Nuclear-Capable Bombers Likely Damaged in Russian Airfield Explosions

Three people have been killed and at least two nuclear-capable bombers likely damaged in separate blasts at two Russian airfields, state and independent...

air and space defense

Russian Army Says Successfully Tested New Missile Defense System

Russia has successfully test-launched a new missile defense system at its Sary Shagan firing range in neighboring Kazakhstan, the country’s Defense...

Russia Bans Public Discussions of Army Strategy, Troop Morale, Mobilization

Russian authorities have banned public discussions of a wide range of non-classified military subjects that activists say will effectively prevent the...

Russian Defense Chief Calls for ‘Next-Gen’ Weapons Use in Ukraine

The Russian military should deploy next-generation weapons in its campaign in Ukraine, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. “We need to...

'combined air exercise'

South Korea Scrambles Jets After Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach

South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets Wednesday as six Russian and two Chinese warplanes entered its air defense zone without notice. Japan's...

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Nobel Peace Laureate Calls for Weapons to Free Ukraine

In an unusual move for a Nobel Peace laureate, the head of one of this year's prizewinning organizations on Monday called for weapons to help Ukraine defend...

'retaliatory strike'

Putin Oversees Routine Strategic Nuclear Deterrence Drills

President Vladimir Putin oversaw training exercises of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence forces on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. State...

display of force

Belarus Says Forming Joint Military Group with Russia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk and Moscow have agreed to deploy a joint regional group of military forces in response to alleged...

Crowdfunding Spotlights Russian Military’s Supply Problems in Ukraine

Yevgenia Kuzevanova has been raising money to buy everything from first aid kits to instant noodles for Russian forces in Ukraine. Her online group...

Explainer: What Does Russia’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ Mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization” early Wednesday after seven months of warfare in Ukraine that have taken...

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