The efforts to fully replace the older Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 2018, but as seen in the Kremlin's ongoing war in Ukraine, it will likely take years for the transition to be completed.

An ex-British army sniper has been killed in Ukraine after sacrificing himself being gunned down by a Russian drone in a bid to save his fellow servicemen. Former Royal Welsh Fusilier Alexander ...

The Ukrainian military, claiming responsibility for the strike in partnership with the country’s intelligence services, said the refinery was “involved in supplying the Russian army”.

Users on Russian social networks have been discussing why the military exercises are being scheduled so early this year. In 2024, Putin ordered them in March, and in 2023 they were held in May.

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

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A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

The Tartus port is also home to one of Russia’s military bases in Syria, serving as a key logistics hub for the Russian Navy. In addition to Tartus, the Khmeimim Air Base in the Latakia governorate is ...

Russian naval vessels have for years carried out missions near Britain and elsewhere. But Mr. Healey on Wednesday gave an unusual amount of detail about the normally shadowy world of military ...

Vietnam — Vietnam has traditionally been a loyal client of Soviet and Russian military equipment, but Western companies are looking at the Southeast Asian nation as a market with significant ...

Despite losing more than 800,000 troops killed and wounded in the first three years of its wider war on Ukraine, the Russian military has still managed to sustain a front-line force of no fewer ...