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…
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…
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…