Armed forces of Russia. 2016 Results of the Year
In the last days of the outgoing year, it is customary to sum up and draw conclusions about the work of certain structures. Armed forces are no exception to this rule. During 2016, the ministry ...
Perekuem on "Armata"
It is rather difficult to predict which weapons and in what quantities the RF Armed Forces will receive in the new year - it depends on a variety of economic and political factors, as well as on the situation on specific ...
Day courier service. Russia's most secret couriers
December 17 in Russia is celebrated the Day of employees of the State Courier Service. Far from all our fellow citizens know about the existence of this service, and even fewer people have at least ...
Does Russia have 100 ships for action at distant shores?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Vladimir Korolev, I confess, puzzled with one figure. Speaking in St. Petersburg, at the celebrations dedicated to the 320th anniversary of the founding of the Russian fleet, he said the following: "About ...
90-I Guards Tank Division: the third attempt
In the Central Military District, the 90-I Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod twice Red Banner Tank Division was reconstructed, formed and staffed ....
The most terrible military secret of Russia
Do not rush to shout about the bad guys, who rushed to disclose this secret. My interlocutors are completely adult people, and they will be older than me. And what they told me, and told me ...
The United Group of Forces in the Caucasus. Part Two - Reply to the "Peacekeepers"
After the article "The United Group of Forces in the Caucasus. Prospects and Goals", some especially zealous "peacekeepers" from this region began to actively "sprinkle saliva" into my ...
United grouping of troops in the Caucasus. Perspectives and goals
So, Russian President Vladimir Putin 14 November approved the signing of an agreement with the Republic of Armenia on the creation of a unified group of troops in the territory of this state. On the official site...
"Dashing" Russian military pilots look clearly redundant
Numerous incidents with the rapprochement of Russian and American aircraft and ships seem to have come to an end. At least, there are signs that the top military-political leadership of the country ...
What "hotels" on the deck of "Admiral Kuznetsov" are waiting for "moderate" and igilovskikh militants in Syria?
For the time being, the global network and mass media are “boiling” with respect to the first long-range march of a full-fledged AUG of the Russian Navy to the shores of Syria with the aim of conducting a combat operation against ISIS, and ...
New helicopter squadrons are being created to help special forces.
In the near future, new aviation units will appear in the Russian Armed Forces, whose task will be to ensure the combat work of special-purpose structures. It is planned to form a new ...
Lies and truth about the deaths of soldiers in Boguchar
Another opus performed by Vladimir Vashchenko published Gazeta.ru, thereby provoking a rather strong reaction in the media and the Internet community. Pretty heartbreaking material about the state of affairs in the military unit ...
Completed exercises USC "North"
At the end of September, the long exercises of the Joint Strategic Command "North" ended. Within two months, various units and units subordinate to the command, decided ...
The railway bypassing Ukraine will be in 2017!
There are such trips that, if I knew where it was going to be difficult, I would never have gone. But do not accept the invitation to ride to one of the railway construction sites bypassing ...
Ground Forces of Russia. Glorious battle path, reform and future
October 1 Russia celebrates the Day of the Ground Forces. This is a professional holiday of military personnel and civilian personnel of the oldest kind of armed forces of our country. Despite the fact that the story ...
Why Russian weapons conquered the world. Conversation with a Polish opponent
It is no secret that today there are many people in the world who are initially anti-Russian. Without any reasons. Simply because "everyone says so." Many valid, and more often ...
On fraud and its causes
Almost all of us were witnesses or participants in the fraud. What is this about? Probably, most of us saw hidden behind panels with beautiful bricks painted on them and ...
How to put the question of territorial defense in Russia?
How long a state exists, so much is the question of the defense of border areas. What kind of solutions to this question was not offered! From military settlements to the Cossack villages. From...
ARMY-2016. "Neptune": on the water aki drought
This complex (namely, as the developer duo called it) was the only one at the ARMY-2016 forum exhibition. Small vessels and boats were, we will talk about them a little later, but the ship on the air ...
Where is the general to find lieutenants?
The theme of reflection today is special. Particular because it concerns or once touched some readers directly. Namely, the famous reforms of the former Minister of Defense of Russia Serdyukov in ...
"Iskander" in Syria. Rocket Detective
Since last fall, the Russian armed forces have been involved in the fighting in Syria. The bulk of the combat work is performed by airplanes and helicopters of the Aerospace Forces. Besides,...
"Caucasus-2016" and around "Caucasus-2016"
A large-scale strategic command and staff exercise Kavkaz-2016 started this week at the testing grounds of the Southern Military District, including the waters of the Black and Caspian Seas. Dozens of ships, hundreds ...
ARMY-2016. Announcement of news
Yesterday, on September 6, Defense Minister Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu solemnly opened the ARMY-2016 forum. For 6 days, new items of our defense industry and new ...
September 2 - Russian Guard Day
The calendar of holidays of the Russian Federation tells us all that the Day of Knowledge (September 1) is replaced by the Day of the Russian Guard. How can that be so? - the uninitiated reader might think - the Rosguard on ...