Of the five Caspian states, Azerbaijan is the country most vulnerable to the collapse in the price of crude oil as the country lacks the minerals and other natural wealth of others in the region. After spending much of its foreign currency reserves last year to support a peg to…
According to the Ukrainian government, three servicemen were killed and seven more wounded in the Donbass region of East Ukraine as the conflict simmers which has killed over six thousand people. Mortars, heavy machine guns, and self-propelled grenades were used by pro-Russian separatists, the official said. “Yesterday, three Ukrainian soldiers…
Russian Defense Ministry Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a surprise order for a large military snap drill in the Rostov region on the Ukrainian border, next to East Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The exercise involves 8500 troops and dozens of ships and…
A source within the British Defense Ministry says the upcoming British deployment exercise in Jordan is really a dry run for any British involvement in a conflict with Russia. The Daily Telegraph reports the exercise, which will simulate an Iraq invasion for the first time in over a decade, is…
Russians have long memories. The Turkish air force shooting down a Russian SU-24 fighter bomber at the Turkish, Syrian border last year will not be forgotten for a long time, especially by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s rage over the incident will ensure that Russia and Turkey will be on…
TASS NATO recently reaffirmed its commitment to defend the Baltic states and other Eastern European countries that were once under the influece, or part of, the Soviet Union. However, a recently released report by the RAND corporation states that with current force structure, NATO forces in the region would be…
As tensions rise with Turkey after the shooting down of a Russian SU-24 late last year by Turkish (NATO) F-16s, the Russian Air Force has moved its frontline fighter into the theater to provide protection and an air superiority capability for Russian ground attack aircraft. “Starting from last week, super-maneuverable…
On January 2nd of last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing foreigners to enlist in the Russian military. After several years of service and the completion of your contract, you can gain Russian citizenship. The Moscow Times reports, According to the Defense Ministry’s official guidelines for foreign…
The Chief of Russia’s General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, has stated that the Russian Air Force will receive 9 upgraded strategic bombers in 2016, according to Russia state news agency TASS. “Supporting the strategic nuclear forces is our priority. This work is carried out annually. Specifically, with regard to…
After over thirty people died in St. Petersburg from a particular virulent strain of swine flu, Muscovites are scared and concerned. Anti-viral drugs are now scarce as residents try to self-medicate. “I drove all over the district and I can find nothing,” said one women who was looking for Tamiful…