A joint investigation by open source investigative outfit Bellingcat and Russian investigative news magazine The Insider into the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has unearthed troves of telecom… Continue reading "Investigation Implicates FSB Clandestine Unit In Navalny Poisoning"
The IL-80 flying command post of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fell victim to local thieves. According to gazeta.ru, the plane was stationed at Taganrog-Yuzhny airport when its… Continue reading "Russian ‘Doomsday’ Plane Targeted By Thieves"
At the beginning of December, Russian News Agency Tass reported on the possible return to service of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. The infamous flattop, commissioned in 1991, most recently undertook… Continue reading "Kuznetsov To Return To Service By 2022"
Two Russian journalists have been released from Turkish police detention on Monday, following questioning at an Istanbul courthouse. They had been arrested last week for allegedly filming around Turkish drone… Continue reading "Two Russian Journalists Deported After Arrest For “Illegal Filming” Near Baykar Facilities"
The former head of the Armenian Ministry of Defense’s Military Control Service, Colonel General Movses Hakobyan, was summoned yesterday by Armenia’s Special Investigation Service for comments made during a press… Continue reading "Former Armenian Commander Who Blasted Government Failures During War Is Now Under Investigation"
This month, Russia and Sudan signed an agreement providing for the establishment of a new Russia naval base near the creatively-named coastal city of Port Sudan, Sudan. Lying close to… Continue reading "New Russian Naval Base Coming to Sudan"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan released a statement today admitting responsibility for shooting down a Russian Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter by mistake. The shootdown occurred around 6:30 PM… Continue reading "UPDATED: Azerbaijan Accidentally Shoots Down Russian Mi-24"
U.S. F-22 Raptors belonging to the US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a flock of Russian long-range bombers and fighter jets that flew close to US airspace off… Continue reading "Russian Planes Intercepted Near Alaska for the 14th Time This Year"
The Russian Air Force has carried out at least two airstrikes against a headquarters for Faylaq ash-Sham in the town of Duwaylah, Idlib governorate. The strikes, now rare, are now… Continue reading "Russian Air Force Strikes Rebel Headquarters in Idlib, Syria"
The Russian military budget is going to be cut by 5%, according to the Financial Times. The money will instead be spent on additional measures to shore up the Russian… Continue reading "Russian Defense Spending to Be Cut Due to Economic Woes and Upcoming Election"