Currently, the Russian Federation holds an unknown number of soldiers in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova.This Russian military presence dates back to 1992, when the Soviet 14th Guards Army intervened in the Transnistria War in support of the Transnistrian separatist forces. Following the end of the war, …

The Tigr was first shown at the IDEX exhibition in 2001. Pilot production started in 2004 with 96 vehicles. The Russian Army officially adopted the GAZ-2975 into service at the end of 2006. The vehicle was then officially manufactured in 2007. China co-produced the Tigr with Russia after it initially refused to grant them a full license. 110 Tigrs were delivered from 2008-2010 and are in ...

A series of Molotov cocktail arson attacks and shootings took place in military commissariat registration and enlistment offices and other governmental buildings in multiple regions of Russia since the start of the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Principally part of the Russian partisan and anti-war movements, they were spurred by several factors, including the outbreak …

This article lists military bases of Russia abroad.The majority of Russia's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "near abroad".. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many of the early-warning radar stations ended up in former Soviet republics. As of 2020, only the radar in Belarus is still rented …

Military Thought is the military-theoretical journal of the Ministry of Defence, and Krasnaya Zvezda its daily newspaper. Structure in 2021. Senior staff in 2021 included: Minister of Defence: Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation – General of the Army Sergei Shoigu (since 6 November 2012) First Deputy Minister(s) of Defence:

History of the Russian military; Military history of Russia; History of Russian military ranks; Military ranks of the Soviet Union; Russian Air Force. Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Multirole/Fighter aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29: USSR/Russia: Jet: Fighter: 1982: 87: 87: 70 MiG-29/MiG-29UB, 15 MiG-29SMT and 2 MiG-29UBT in ...

Russian military deception, sometimes known as maskirovka (Russian: маскировка, lit. 'disguise'), is a military doctrine developed from the start of the 20th century. The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception.. Deceptive measures include concealment, imitation with decoys and dummies, manoeuvres …

The Russian naval facility in Tartus is a leased military installation of the Russian Navy located on the northern edge of the sea port of the Syrian city of Tartus.Up until 2017, Russian official usage classified the installation as a Material-Technical Support Point (Russian: Пункт материально-технического обеспечения, ПМТО) and not as a base.

rg.ru (in Russian). Российской газеты. 12 March 2010; External links. Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian) Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005 "On military uniform, rank insignia of the servicemen and state bodies' rank insignia" (in Russian)

Military engineering vehicle: 1 Soviet Union: Captured near Debaltseve. BAT-2: Combat engineering vehicle: 4+ Soviet Union: Three captured from Ukrainian forces. At least one captured in early 2022. TMM-3/M1: Bridgelayer: 1 Soviet Union: At least one captured in early 2022. BMK-150: Bridgelaying tug: 1 Soviet Union: Captured in 2022.