The first International Army Games open in Alabin, Moscow Region. From August 1 to 15, 57 military teams from seventeen countries will demonstrate their skills and professionalism. They will have to compete not only in the Moscow region - eleven polygons have been prepared for the games, located along ...
The canteens of the military units of the Southern Military District of Russia will soon switch to an electronic control system, access control and ordering food, which will read biometric data of military personnel, the district press service reported on Tuesday. Currently, in some military units, a power control system based on electronic ...
Georgia accused Russia of violating international law after Russian forces pushed their border posts even further into Georgian territory, the Guardian writes. In addition, Russia thereby seized part of the BP pipeline. While last weekend ...
Over the next two years, the Pentagon intends to cut 40 soldiers and officers, according to American media. Thus, by the end of 2017, the staffing of the US Army will be reduced to about 450 thousand troops. In addition to this, the Pentagon is going to cut 17 thousand ...
On Tuesday, July 7, a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Russian military began in Armenia, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. “The commission of the Southern Military District, under the leadership of the deputy commander of the district’s troops, Lieutenant General Igor Turchenyuk, began a surprise check of the combat readiness of the Russian military base located in...
The T-15 infantry fighting vehicle, created on the basis of the latest Armata platform, which was about to be adopted by the Russian army, caught fire at one of the railway stations along the route of a train with secret military equipment from the Moscow region to Nizhny Tagil. While parked there is a gust of wind...
The movement and tactical communications of Ukrainian soldiers exceed the average of most US troops, said former US military officer Adrian Bonenberger, who served in Afghanistan. “I was an army officer for almost seven years and spent more than two years in Afghanistan. I trained Afghan soldiers and...
In the conflict against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin seriously overestimated his capabilities. Therefore, now he has to act more carefully, refusing to unleash open war. This was told by the founder and director of the intelligence and analytical company Stratfor George Friedman. According to him, Russia ...
American journalist Simon Ostrovsky reported that he was denied a journalist visa to Russia. “Russia is quietly canceling visas for members of the press who work for online news sites, freelancers and people involved in investigative reporting. At the same time, there are many Russia offices operating in the USA...
Large-scale aviation exercises have begun on the border with Ukraine, in the Rostov region, reports the headquarters of the Southern Military District of Russia. “About 40 Su-25 attack aircraft, over 20 Su-27, Su-30, MiG-29 fighters and more than 10 Mi-8 transport and combat helicopters are involved in the exercises,” the statement said. IN…