The Russian military is strengthening troops stationed in the Arctic on a permanent basis, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. “The buildup of the permanent group of troops in the Arctic is underway”, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said at a meeting of the ministry’s collegium. “This will expand…
A Russian SU-27 fighter jet came within 20 feet of a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea recently. In a dangerous maneuver, the SU-27 came very close to the American plane and then executed a violent ‘wingover’ that injected its thrust into the RC-135’s engines, causing the American…