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taking a toll

High Suicide Rate Plagues Russian Military, Lawmaker Says

The report comes amid renewed focus on the Russian military’s hazing culture that has survived despite widespread reform efforts.

Military Conflict

Syrian Army Retreats After Idlib Attack, Russia Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said that up to 40 Syrian soldiers have been killed in militant attacks.

Illicit sales

Germany Jails Russian for Exporting Embargoed Military Tech

The man was accused of selling more than $2 million worth of illegal goods to “military recipients in Russia.”

open letter

Russian Conscript Blames Fatal Shooting Spree on Army Hazing 'Hell'

The shooting that killed eight fellow soldiers last fall has shone a spotlight on hazing in Russia's military.

Clandestine care

Russian Clinic Treated Mercenaries Injured in Secret Wars Abroad

The treatment shows that fighters have received indirect support from the country's elite even as the Kremlin denies they fight abroad on its behalf.

ARCTIC FRONTIER

Russia Plans to Set Up Arctic Air Defense 'Dome' With S-400 Missiles

Russia aims to arm all of the Northern Fleet's Arctic divisions with S-400 missile batteries.

DRONE WARS

U.S. Says Drone Shot Down by Russian Air Defenses Near Libyan Capital

The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses.

Growing Pains

In Push for Africa, Russia's Wagner Mercenaries Are 'Out of Their Depth' in Mozambique

The secretive Kremlin-linked group is growing in scope and ambition, winning contracts normally reserved for local security firms.

Artillery action

Russia Fires Heavy Artillery Before Missile Forces Holiday

The holiday marks the start of the Red Army's counteroffensive against German forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

In Photos

Moscow Re-Enacts Famous 1941 Military Parade on Red Square

Some 4,000 people put on their most historically accurate uniforms to re-enact the famous Soviet military parade.

Assigning a motive

‘They Warned They’ll Rape Me’: Russian Soldier Stands by Mass Shooting

The soldier does not regret his “deliberate” actions that killed eight fellow servicemen, his father told Russian media.

Reinforcement

Russia Sends Chechen Military Police Reinforcements to Syria

The military police, from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, will help with the withdrawal of Kurdish forces of the Syrian-Turkish border.

Syria talks

Russia Will Send a Further 276 Military Staff and 33 Units of Military Hardware to Syria

Russian military police started deploying on Syria's northeast border under a deal with Turkey to drive Kurdish fighters from the region.

Old Friends

Russia Sends S-400 Missile Defense Systems to Serbia for Drill

Russia counts the Serbian government among its allies.

Syrian Conflict

Russian Troops Overtake Former U.S. Base in Northern Syria

Three Russian military helicopters have landed in the Tabqa military airfield in northern Syria, which U.S. forces abandoned earlier this month.

opinion

Is This Russia's Next Leader?

For the first time in his seven years as Defense Minister, Shoigu gave a lengthy interview to a mainstream Russian newspaper. We should pay attention.

Topol-M

Russia Test Launches New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile – Video

The missile hit its target in the Kamchatka region of Russia's Far East, the Defense Ministry said.

Power Games

Guns, Butter, and Russia’s Enduring Military Power

Russian military analyst Michael Kofman and political scientist Maxim Trudolyubov discuss the state of the country's military.

Russian hardware

Russian Military Specialists Arrive in Venezuela

They had been dispatched in order to service and carry out maintenance on Russian military hardware.

private army

Putin-Linked Mercenaries Are Fighting on Libya’s Front Lines

More than 100 mercenaries arrived at a forward base in Libya to support eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar’s assault on the capital Tripoli.

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