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MILITARY48m agoRussia’s most powerful warship, the nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky, deemed too worn out to repairA special commission has concluded that repairing and modernizing the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky is not practical, said Vladimir Maltsev, head of the All-Russian Movement in Support of the Navy.Meduza [en]
MILITARY1h agoRussia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine, families seek answersWhile African leaders and Russian officials gather to discuss security, trade and political cooperation at the Africa-Russia summit, one sensitive issue is notably absent from the agenda: the recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. More than 1,400 Africans have been enlisted since 2023. In Tunisia, concern is growing as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searching for answers about the fate of their loved ones. FRANCE 24's team in Tunisia reports.France 24 [en]
MILITARY1h agoPentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources sayPentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.Military Times
MILITARY1h agoPentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources sayPentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.Defense News
MILITARY2h agoRussia’s Defense Ministry proposes delaying December military pay until JanuaryRussia’s Defense Ministry has drafted an order that would postpone service members’ December pay to January for the first time in at least 18 years, the independent Russian news outlet Verstka reported.Meduza [en]
MILITARY3h agoThe US Army bought 21 Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum Mach 2.3 fighters to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon launch systemIt was in 1997, when those planes were still at market price and functioning. Moldova had inherited them after the fall of the Soviet Union, but could not maintain them.Clarín
MILITARY5h agoRussia’s Next Mobilization Is Already HappeningWith military recruitment falling short, the Kremlin has switched to stealth and coercion.Foreign Policy
MILITARY15h agoUkraine’s drone defenses debunk the myth of inevitable Russian victoryUkraine’s emergence since 2022 as a drone superpower has made international headlines, but the role of drone-based air defenses on the battlefield has not yet received as much attention as it arguably deserves, writes Mykola Bielieskov. The post Ukraine’s drone defenses debunk the myth of inevitable Russian victory appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
MILITARY21h ago‘I hope this project has no future’: Grigory Sverdlin on helping Russian soldiers desert and building an organization he hopes will one day be unnecessaryIn fall 2026, the Prague Book Tower, a fair for Russian-language tamizdat, presented Grigory Sverdlin’s book Punkt obogreva: Kak ya zanimalsya blagotvoritelnostyu v Rossii i stal vragom gosudarstva (“Warming Station: How I Did Charity Work in Russia and Became an Enemy of the State”), published by Meduza’s publishing house. Sverdlin previously headed Nochlezhka, Russia’s oldest organization helping homeless people. In 2022, he stepped down as director, left the country, and, once in exile, launched the project Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), which helps Russians desert the army and flee the country.Meduza [en]
MILITARY21h agoFlash: Russia produces more ballistic missiles than the entire world produces Patriot missilesRussia produces more ballistic missiles than the total number of Patriot anti-ballistic missiles manufactured worldwide.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY22h agoRussian Help Would Make North Korea’s Missile-test Flurry Worse NewsThe Diplomat
MILITARY23h agoWhy is Russia sending fighter jets and air defences to Ethiopia?Experts say Moscow is seeking arms revenue and further diplomatic influence.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARY1d agoEthiopia receives Russian fighter jets, air defence systems"By equipping itself with these fighter jets, Ethiopia has taken the lead among Sub-Saharan African nations," he said The post Ethiopia receives Russian fighter jets, air defence systems appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
MILITARY1d agoRussian state agencies spent 17 billion rubles on drone defenseNovaya Gazeta Europe analyzed state procurement data on anti-drone spending by Russian companies and found that they have spent a total of 17 billion rubles on drone defense since the start of the full-scale war.Meduza [en]
MILITARY1d agoEstonia plans to build 150 bunkers on border with RussiaEstonia plans to build about 150 bunkers in Ida-Viru County, along the border with Russia, Defense Minister Martin Herem said during a question-and-answer session in the Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament, responding to a question from lawmaker Arvo Aller.Meduza [en]
MILITARY1d agoEthiopia Receives 12 Russian SU-35 Fighter Jets, Plans to Acquire Four S-400 Air Defense Batteries[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has taken delivery of 12 Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets and will receive four S-400 air defense system batteries, announcing a significant expansion of the country's military capabilities amid growing security concerns in the Horn of Africa.allafrica_et · ethiopia
MILITARY1d agoAlliance response must be credible if Russia uses nuclear weapons, former NATO Director of Nuclear Policy saysUkrinform [en]
MILITARY1d agoExpert: Russia must accept reality of NATO’s 32 member countriesRussia itself turned the issue of NATO expansion into a political one, and now it must acknowledge the new reality rather than make demands.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY1d agoEthiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air DefensesThe Ethiopian leader says the multirole fighter jets arrived a year ahead of schedule, with four S-400 batteries also planned under the deal. The post Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
MILITARY1d agoEthiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisitionAl Jazeera [en]
MILITARY1d agoRussia imports five times more prosthetic arms and legs from Germany than before the warGermany supplied Russia with prosthetic arms and legs, as well as artificial joints, worth 79 million euros in the first half of 2026, almost a third more than a year earlier, according to Eurostat data reviewed by Forbes Russia.Meduza [en]
MILITARY1d agoEthiopia says it has taken delivery of 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets - ReutersEthiopia says it received Russian Su-35 jets, S-400 air defence systems to follow ReutersReuters World
MILITARY2d agoFrance and 10 European countries plan to deploy nuclear-capable French jets to deter Russia, WSJ reportsFrance is working with 10 other European countries to establish a new nuclear deterrence framework aimed at Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported.Meduza [en]
MILITARY2d agoElon Musk argues that the threat of Russian anti-satellite attacks is a reason to restrict Starlink’s military use in UkraineMeduza [en]