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…
The PAK-FA fighter jet is Russia’s new 5th generation fighter and their answer to the U.S. F-35. It is designed as a multi-role aircraft for air superiority and ground attack missions. It is the first aircraft to be developed from the ground up by Russian industry since the fall of…
A massive rally support of the Kadyrov government in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, was staged of January 22nd. The official estimate stated that a million people were in attendance. The real figure was probably much lower, and most were probably forced to show up, but there were a lot…
Military engineering forces are among the oldest in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On January 21, 1701 Peter the Great signed a decree on creation in Moscow a school of Pushkarsky (cannon) office for artillery officers’ and military engineers’ training. In the memory of the first engineer school…
The dramatic minute-long clip appears to show the Tu-95 — a type of Soviet-built nuclear bomber that has been flying since the 1950s — attempting to take off at the Ukrainka airbase in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East on June 8 last year. Before taking flight, the aircraft’s…
The buildup of NATO forces in the Black Sea is perceived as a threat and Russia is responding accordingly. A source in the Defense Ministry said Russia will deploy modern weapons and additional equipment to the region, according to RT. The upcoming September, headquarters exercise, Caucasus-2016, will see more infrastructure,…
Muscovites are like deer in the headlights as the price of crude oil heads towards a bottom as low as $15 a barrel. The great hydrocarbon collapse is starting to hit the inhabitants of the capital of the Russian Federation hard. Moscow is no longer the adult, fairytale, playground for…