General Staff of Russia

Putin declares partial mobilization in Russia

Putin declares partial mobilization in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces to conduct partial mobilization in the country. In this regard, he signed a corresponding decree. "I …

Ilham Aliyev receives Valery Gerasimov and Stuart Peach

Ilham Aliyev receives Valery Gerasimov and Stuart Peach

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the military delegations of Russia and NATO today, the Azerbaijani presidential press-service reported. Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with Chief of the General Staff …

 Russian and Turkish Chiefs of Staff discuss Syria

Russian and Turkish Chiefs of Staff discuss Syria

Russian Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has discussed the situation in Syria with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler over the phone, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. …

Russia not getting ready for war

Russia not getting ready for war

Russia does not engage in military preparations, as a number of anti-Russian media claims, and the Russian Armed Forces open "both in solving their tasks and in ensuring regional and global stability, Chief of Russia’s …

 Ilham Aliyev receives Valery Gerasimov in Baku

Ilham Aliyev receives Valery Gerasimov in Baku

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation today led by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defense Valery Gerasimov. Earlier it was …

 Russia to eliminate Jabhat al-Nusra next year

Russia to eliminate Jabhat al-Nusra next year

An effort to eliminate members of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in Syria will be completed in 2018, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said. Gerasimov said that next year’s …

 General Staff: Russia conducts unique operation in Syria

General Staff: Russia conducts unique operation in Syria

During the operation against terrorists in Syria, the Russian military used accurate air and sea-based missiles in one attack for the first time, Russian Deputy General Staff Chief Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev, said at a …

Massive militant attack on Syria's Idlib

Massive militant attack on Syria's Idlib

About 9000 terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra group seek to take control of Syria’s Idlib province to disrupt the creation of a de-escalation zone there, the head of the Russian General Staff’s Main Department Igor …

 General Staff about Russian aircraft's actions in Syria

General Staff about Russian aircraft's actions in Syria

During the operation in Syria, Russia’s Aerospace Forces delivered around 90,000 strikes against terrorists, the chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Directorate Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy said at …

Victory over ISIS in Syria is close

Victory over ISIS in Syria is close

Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has been fully liberated from ISIS terrorists (the group outlawed in Russia), the chief of the main operations department of Russia’s General Staff, Sergey Rudskoy, said. "The …

Russia ready for full-scale dialogue with NATO

Russia ready for full-scale dialogue with NATO

Russia is open to the restoration of full-scale dialogue with NATO on the basis of equality, trust and constructiveness, Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov said at the 6th Moscow conference on international …

 Russia plays key role in offensive to liberate Palmyra

Russia plays key role in offensive to liberate Palmyra

Russian aviation and Special Operations forces have made a considerable contribution to the defeat of ISIS near Palmyra," the head of the Main Operations Department at Russia’s General Staff, Lieutenant-General, Sergei …

Do Russian Military Staff and NATO unfreeze contacts?

Do Russian Military Staff and NATO unfreeze contacts?

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, had the telephone conversation with the chairman of NATO's Military Committee Gen. Petr Pavel, the Russian Defense …