Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed on Tuesday that American private military contractors present in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region were preparing a “provocation using unknown chemical components”. The state-run TASS… Continue reading "Russia Rehashes Syrian Chemical Warfare Disinformation Against Ukraine"
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on Sunday, December 19, showing the Orion drone, developed by the Kronshtadt Group, hitting an air target for the first time while… Continue reading "The Orion UAV Takes Down An Aerial Target For The First Time"
A fire erupted on the upper deck of the vessel under construction at Severnaya Verf Shipyard in St. Petersburg on Friday, 17 December. The Provornyi is a Gremyashchiy-class corvette that… Continue reading "Gremyashchiy-Class Corvette “Provornyi” Engulfed in Flames"
Russia’s Foreign Ministry released on Friday a draft agreement with NATO member states and a draft treaty with the United States, laying out its demands for “legally binding” guarantees from… Continue reading "Russia Demands Eastern European NATO Presence Rolled Back To 1997"
On December 13, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Lithuanian counterpart Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas at the Pentagon. The two men signed a new agreement on reciprocal defense… Continue reading "US and Lithuania Sign Interoperability Agreement as Lithuanian Tensions with Russia and China Escalate"
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated last Friday that the relations between Kremlin and its Western counterparts have come to a critical point. The cause of the determination in… Continue reading "A Critical Line in Russian Relations With the West"
Belarus has received a new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and BTR-80K command vehicles, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s press office on December 9. Colonel Dmitry… Continue reading "Russia Delivers The Second Batch of BTR-82A Armored Vehicles to Belarus"
Highlighting geography and logistics, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense reported to lawmakers that it is confident that a full-scale PRC invasion of the island would be very difficult for China… Continue reading "Taiwanese Ministry of Defense Assesses Chinese Invasion Would Be Very Difficult"
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned of a possible military or “military-technical” response, should a perceived lack of progress towards a political and diplomatic solution on demands recently… Continue reading "Moscow: Military Response Possible If Our Missile Deployment Demands Not Met"
United Aircraft Corporation’s board of directors has approved the merger of the company with the Sukhoi and Mikoyan design bureaus. The merger is now pending approval from shareholders of the… Continue reading "United Aircraft Corporation Board Approves Merger With Sukhoi & MiG"