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Triggered catapult throws out Su-30SM crew in Crimea

Triggered catapult throws out Su-30SM crew in Crimea

Yesterday, two pilots ejected from a Su-30SM fighter on the ground at the Saki military airfield in Crimea, a source in the security forces informed today. “On Friday at 18:50, pilots from the Su-30SM were bailed out at the Saki …

Russian Black Sea Fleet to get 7 warships in 2021

Russian Black Sea Fleet to get 7 warships in 2021

The Russian Black Sea Fleet is set to get seven combat ships and craft in 2021, Black Sea Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Igor Osipov said on Thursday. "New warships constantly arrive. This year, we are planning to accept seven combat …

Russia successfully test-fires new ABM interceptor missile

Russia successfully test-fires new ABM interceptor missile

Russia’s Aerospace Force has successfully test-launched a new interceptor missile of the country’s anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense system at the Sary-Shagan proving ground in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on …

Russia Remains World's Second-Largest Arms Exporter: Report

Russia Remains World's Second-Largest Arms Exporter: Report

Despite five years of declining sales abroad, Russia remains the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States, as per the latest data on international arms transfers compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research …

German Defense Ministry claims threats from Russia and China

German Defense Ministry claims threats from Russia and China

Russia is pursuing the “destabilization and weakening of NATO as a maxim for action,” according to an internal planning paper of the German Defense Ministry, Radio Fiji reports.  The Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) …

Putin visits Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Putin visits Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Russian President Vladimir Putin has traditionally visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin wall in the Alexander Garden on February 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day, to lay a wreath honoring the memory of those killed when …

Happy Defender Of Fatherland Day!

Happy Defender Of Fatherland Day!

Today, on February 23rd, The Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised combat capability of the Armed Forces, thanking all servicemen for the …

UAVs to monitor observance of ceasefire in Karabakh

UAVs to monitor observance of ceasefire in Karabakh

The Russian personnel of the joint Russian-Turkish center arrived on duty, Colonel Mikhail Zavalkin, representative of the Russian side of the joint Russian-Turkish center told the Vestnik Kavkaza correspondent in an exclusive …

US Navy tests to the limit Russian Black Sea Fleet

US Navy tests to the limit Russian Black Sea Fleet

Despite repeated warnings, the US Navy Donald Cook destroyer, armed with cruise missiles, once again entered the Black Sea waters today, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center informed. "The forces and …

Russia and U.S. top brass hold phone conversation

Russia and U.S. top brass hold phone conversation

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held a phone conversation with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Monday, Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler said in a statement. "Milley spoke …