Russian President Vladimir Putin demoted the commander leading his troops in Ukraine to a deputy role after serving in the top job for only three months, Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday. Gen. Valery Gerasimov will take over for Sergei Surovikin after the former
Russia’s achieved an unwanted economic record in December as Moscow was forced to borrow £46billion in one month. This comes as the country continues to grapple with Western sanctions. Russia’s oil revenues have dropped and Putin’s military continues to suffer logistical issues
Xi Jinping’s approach to dealing with Vladimir Putin since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine back a year ago has been unpacked by Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr Gabuev believes Chinese diplomats are
In the unearthed clip, Mrs Thatcher describes looking at the pictures of the “new Mr Putin” and trying to find a “trace of humanity”, a comment that was met with laughter from the audience at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, in September
British military intelligence has reported on the movement of Russian military helicopters as part of the joint drills taking place in Belarus. The country has acted a as staging ground for Russian ground operations in Ukraine and currently hosts the training of
Ukrainian forces have been stubbornly defending Soledar from Russian assaults for months but the battle looks to be shifting in the Kremlin’s favour. The UK’s Ministry of Defence acknowledges on Tuesday the Russian forces, including Wagner mercenaries, were “likely in control of
Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to deploy the world’s largest nuclear-capable mortar weapon as Russia’s forces continue to struggle in Ukraine. The The 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar, dubbed the “Sledgehammer”, is twice the size of NATO mortars at 240mm. With a range
Moscow has appointed Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as chief of staff of Russia’s ground forces, despite having been ousted as commander of the Russian Armed Forces’ Central Military District in October, as Russian troops pursue a massive offensive in Donetsk, reports said Tuesday.
Russia’s security council secretary Nikolai Patrushev has said the war in Ukraine has become “a military confrontation between Russia and NATO, and above all the US and Britain”. Patrushev, who is one of Putin’s closest allies, made the comments during an interview
One of Vladimir Putin’s warships wielding “unstoppable” hypersonic Zircon missiles is playing war as it heads towards the British Isles via the Norwegian Sea. A promotion on Russian state TV showed the frigate named Admiral Gorshkov “repelling a simulated enemy’s air strikes”