Russian Armed Forces

Russia Advances Ground Firepower With Robotic Mortar System

Russia is adding a robotic mortar system to its expanding artillery fleet, extending indirect fire capability into its unmanned ground lineup.

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Russia Rolls Out New Flamethrowers With Added Anti-Drone Firepower

Moscow’s latest batch of Solntsepyok flamethrowers has just been turned over to the Russian Army, and they come with a new layer of anti-drone defenses. 

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Russia Moves to Authorize Reservist Deployments for Peacetime Missions Abroad

Russia has endorsed draft legislation that would allow the deployment of reservists for defense-related missions outside the country.

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Russia Considers Year-Round Compulsory Military Enlistment

Russia’s State Duma, the Federal Assembly’s lower house, has passed at first reading a bill that would make military conscription a year-round process instead of the twice-yearly draft now in place.

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Russia Accused of 11,000 Chemical Attacks in Ukraine War

Russian forces have unleashed more than 11,000 chemical weapon attacks since the start of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine, exposing at least 3,000 Ukrainian troops to toxic agents, Kyiv said.

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North Korea’s Kim Consoles Families of Troops Killed Fighting for Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their "unbearable pain."

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Rare Russian Maritime Attack Kills 2 Ukraine Soldiers: Kyiv

A rare Russian attack on a Ukrainian warship killed two servicemen and others are  unaccounted for, a spokesperson for Ukraine's navy told AFP on Friday.

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Ukraine Acknowledges for First Time Russia Entered Dnipropetrovsk Region

Ukraine acknowledged for the first time that Russia's army has entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, an area previously spared from intense fighting.

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Drone Hunting Turned Virtual: Russia Develops ‘World-First’ Anti-Drone Rifle Simulator

Students from Russia’s Southern Federal University have created a virtual platform that simulates training with anti-drone weapons and detection systems.

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Russia Using Games, School to Draw Minors Into Military Tech Development

Russia is targeting schoolchildren through video games, contests, and academic programs to push them toward building weapons and other military capabilities, including unmanned aerial systems used in the country’s war with Ukraine.

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