An overnight Ukrainian drone attack has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the southwestern Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, local authorities say. Ukraine also launched a massive drone […]
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the 40-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov, is likely to be sold or scrapped, the chairman of Russia’s state shipbuilding corporation told the Kommersant newspaper in comments published on Friday (Jul 25). Andrei Kostin’s […]
Russian airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel more than 50 round-trip flights on Monday, disrupting travel across the world’s biggest country, as two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed to have inflicted a crippling cyberattack. The Kremlin […]
Russian state media has aired footage from a major drone production facility in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, where Moscow is domestically manufacturing Iranian-designed Shahed drones under the name Geran-2. The video, released by the Ministry of Defense’s […]
A Spanish firm has been linked to the delivery of a 110-ton forging machine to Russia, raising concerns about potential violations of international sanctions and Moscow’s efforts to sustain its artillery production amid the war […]
President Trump on Monday threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine by September, while promising Kyiv billions of […]
Russia has launched work on a new multirole helicopter designed to replace the long-serving Mi-8/17 “Hip” series, according to Russian defense industry sources. The new platform, designated Mi-80, is expected to build on the Mi-171A3 […]
A one-way or “kamikaze” drone has hit the major Russian aircraft plant in Taganrog, Rostov region, according to Militarnyi. Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova confirmed debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fell on the Beriev […]
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, may soon be retired and dismantled after years of failed modernization efforts and a string of high-profile accidents, according to Russian media reports. Citing informed sources, Izvestia reported […]
A comprehensive new report has uncovered how advanced Russian fighter jets used in devastating strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets are built with hundreds of Western-manufactured components. The 84-page study, published by the International Partnership for […]
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