Contents tagged with Russian Armed Forces

  • Analysts: Russia transferred missile division to the Ukrainian border

     According to the report published by InformNapalm analytical-investigative group, Russia has transferred several hundred troops and about 50 units of equipment, among them Tochka-U missile complexes, to the Ukrainian border.

    "The number of equipment and their identification indicate that the Russian command is transferring a fully staffed two-battery division of the tactical missile system Tochka-U with additional ammunition, communication and support equipment like field kitchens and …

  • Russia conducts snap readiness check of its air force and air defense in Crimea

    Yesterday the air force and air defense of Russia’s Southern Military District were brought to complete combat readiness during an inspection, announced Vadim Astafyev, head spokesperson for the Southern Military District, as reported by RIA Novosti Crimea.

    “With the military alarm signal, the personnel of the aviation compound and the combat units were alerted, as well as the anti-air defense forces located in the Rostov and Volgograd provinces, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krai, the Republic of …

  • Putin signs bill on deployment of Russian military air force in Syria

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law ratifying a protocol to an agreement on the deployment of an air group of the Russian Armed Forces to Syrian territory.

    The document was published on Wednesday, on the official portal for legal information.

    "To ratify the protocol to the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on the deployment of an aviation group of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, …

  • Ukrainian Military Command: Russia deploying three assault divisions on the border with Ukraine

    Russia has augmented its military presence on the border with Ukraine, deploying three assault motorized rifle divisions, reported the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Facebook page.

    “The organizational staff structure, armament and military equipment,  which are coming in, is an evidence that these Russian divisions are essentially assault divisions, intended to carry out rapid aggressive actions,” the post cites Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of the General Staff and Commander- …

  • Russia will create in the Arctic research and experimental center for the military

    The Russian Defense Ministry plans to establish a research and experimental scientific center in the Arctic this year, according to Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev, Chairman of the Military Scientific Committee of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as reported by RIA Novosti.

    "On the order of the President, as part of the development of the Arctic zone in 2017, it is planned to create a research and experimental Arctic scientific center. It is planned to establish the center's …

  • Putin signs decree authorizing deployment of Russian Air Force to Syria

    Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree specifying which aviation units of the Russian Armed Forces will be deployed in Syria. The corresponding document was published on the Kremlin's website on October 14th.The document ratifies an agreement signed by Russia and Syria in Damascus on August 26, 2015. The agreement is in effect for an indefinite period and is applied provisionally from the date the agreement was signed. According to the document, the aviation groups are located in …