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Articles with tag "Defense Ministry"

Yabloko Lawmakers Urge Military to Stop Deploying Conscripts in Russia’s Kursk Region

The Kremlin previously dismissed reports about conscripts being deployed on the battlefield as “absolute distortions of reality.”

Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Arrested for Fraud in Russian Military Theme Park Scandal

Pavel Popov is accused of coercing Patriot Park’s contract workers into performing unpaid construction work at his private property.
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Apartment Residents Seek Damages for Deadly Russian Fighter Jet Crash

Sixteen people were killed and 43 others were injured when a Su-34 fighter jet crashed into an apartment in the town of Yeysk in October 2022.
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U.S. Man Wanted for Child Pornography Possession Confirms Joining Russian Military

Wilmer Puello-Mota is believed to have fled the United States in violation of a court order while awaiting trial in Rhode Island for possession of child...
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Russian Defense Minister Says Robots, AI Key to Defeating West

Belousov emphasized the need to develop “new tactical methods of warfare” that incorporate drones and robotic systems.
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Russia Sends Reinforcements to Embattled Border Region

Military-affiliated media reported that tanks, rocket launcher systems and artillery were among the forces being deployed in the Kursk region.
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Russia Declares Federal Emergency Amid Battle in Kursk Region

The Russian military said it continued to fend off the incursion, claiming to have killed 280 Ukrainian troops over the past 24 hours.
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Russian Army Says Clashes in Kursk Region Ongoing, Denies Ukrainian Advances

Regional authorities said “several thousand” people were evacuated from areas where fighting first broke out early Tuesday.
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Russian Ex-Defense Ministry Official Arrested on Bribery Charges

Colonel Vladimir Demchik is accused of accepting 4 million rubles ($46,700) in bribes from the CEO of an unnamed clothing company.
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Head of Russian Army’s Theme Park, Major General Arrested on Fraud Charges

The arrests of Patriot Park director Vyacheslav Akhmedov and Major General Vladimir Shesterov are the latest in an apparent military purge.
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Russian Military Begins 'Third Phase' of Nuclear Weapons Drills

President Vladimir Putin ordered the non-strategic nuclear weapon exercises in early May in response to Western “threats and provocations.”
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Russia Begins Major Naval Exercises With Most of Its Fleet

The multi-day drills involve around 20,000 servicemen and 300 surface ships, submarines and support vessels.
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Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Arrested on Corruption Charges

Dmitry Bulgakov oversaw army logistics before being replaced in September 2022, marking the first military reshuffle since the start of the war.
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Russian Defense Minister Inspects Troops’ Combat Readiness

Andrei Belousov was shown the training of tank crews and drone operators, as well as artillery firing and shooting drills.
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A Timeline of Russia’s Defense Ministry Purge

Several senior Defense Ministry officials have been arrested in recent months on various charges ranging from bribery to abuse of power.
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Ex-Russian Military Construction Head Arrested for Abuse of Power – Kommersant

The reported arrest comes just months after a larger shake-up in the Russian military, which saw the removal of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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Russian Attack Helicopter Crashes Southwest of Moscow, Killing Crew

Defense officials cited by state media said that preliminary findings suggest a technical malfunction caused the disaster.
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Russian Army Says Killed 50 ‘Western Instructors’ in Missile Attack

A defense ministry source said the attack took place near the Kharkiv region city of Derhachi but did not specify when it took place.
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Russia Grants House Arrest to General on Fraud Charge

Major General Ivan Popov was released from behind bars after being arrested in May on suspicion of large-scale fraud, punishable by up to 10 years in prison...
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Russia Border Regions Report Power Cuts After Ukraine Attacks

Both sides have used drones, including larger self-detonating craft with ranges stretching hundreds of kilometers, extensively throughout the war.
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