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 […]
Russia’s transport minister allegedly shot himself just hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post. Roman Starovoit was abruptly fired on Monday after just a year in his key position, The New York […]
North Korea is preparing to send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian and Western intelligence. The soldiers will follow the 11,000 North Korean troops […]
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) released footage confirming a long-range drone strike on a Russian military airbase in Saky, located in occupied Crimea. The attack targeted advanced radar systems, air defense assets, and a Russian […]
Ukrainian long-range drones struck deep inside Russian territory overnight, hitting defense production facilities in the city of Izhevsk, according to both Ukrainian sources and regional officials in Russia. The target was the Kupol plant, known […]
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in coordination with other branches of the Defense Forces, struck the Marinovka airbase in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight on June 27, reportedly destroying four […]
Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) has released video footage showing the destruction of core components of Russia’s S-400 “Triumf” air defense system in occupied Crimea. The operation targeted and destroyed critical radar and launcher […]
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