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.

The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to February 1, 2025, amount to about 839,040 people, including 1,430 people over the past day. This was reported by the ...

From the outside, Norway can look like a haven of affluence, a country whose population of just 5.5 million is propped up by a gargantuan sovereign wealth fund worth nearly $2 trillion. Yet the ...

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 accessories they wore closely resembled those of military uniforms. We believe they have been selling honorary ranks and fake medals to individuals joining the organisation,” he said. Meanwhile, ...

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.

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian military said on Friday its missile and artillery forces had hit a Russian army command post in the Kursk region as a part of its effort to disrupt Moscow's troops ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised Soviet soldiers for ending the “total evil” of Auschwitz, 80 years after the Red Army liberated the Nazi death camp.

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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