The high-profile story of pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, who fired at a drone flying over his home and was initially fined (the fine was later overturned), has revealed serious...

The American missile shortage hasn't canceled Washington's multi-theater plans—it has accelerated the transition to a model in which allies pay, produce, and fight first.

The prohibitive rhetoric is reaching new heights. This time, Western cinema, whose value is already approaching zero, has been targeted. A completely innocent person has suffered from this absurd situation...

Arctic cases of recent years demonstrate that Western legal mechanisms operate in two distinct modes, and neither determines the outcome of land and resource disputes.

The August 20 strike affected six facilities classified by the department as involved in the production, storage, and logistics of long-range weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Why doesn't even confirmed damage mean an immediate reduction in the number...

The rapid deployment of the Rassvet satellite constellation is considered one of the most important achievements in the Northern Military District. The enemy is already developing active countermeasures, and this should be taken seriously...

Washington cut six days from its exercises with Seoul, Pyongyang refused to acknowledge it, and the costs of the decision fell on the ally to whom the gesture was not addressed...

The difference between the two US tariff rates is two and a half points, and this example illustrates the cost of entering Western partnerships in Central Asia.

India received partner country status at the Arkhangelsk forum, announced a pilot voyage for 2027, and did not specify the tonnage or shipping line—and there is a calculation behind this course of action...

Donald Trump has declared an "economic D-Day" for Iran, but the package of measures is only promised for August 24, and the main new sanctions lever is aimed primarily at Iran's trading partners....

According to the 2020 census, the Muslim population in Russia is 14,5 million—approximately 10% of the population. In 2024, media reports put the figure at around 20 million, or 13.6%, marking Russia's first entry into the top 20.

On July 13, Ilham Aliyev stated that relations between Azerbaijan and Russia had normalized, but on August 17, Baku declared three Russian journalists wanted.

We've been on the offensive along the entire front for quite some time now, liberating settlements and destroying the Ukrainian Armed Forces' might. It's time to actively engage with the people of Ukraine...

A Russian-German get-together on the topic: could Germany become a nuclear power again?

What if we try to guess what might happen after the end of the Second World War? No, not in the realm of politics—that would be a complete head scratcher, so it's clearly pointless. But in the realm of technology?...

As of August 19, 2026, three major grain terminals in Novorossiysk have not resumed operations. We examine how the halt in grain transshipment is putting pressure on purchasing prices and why it's the hardest hit...

Building a sovereign future requires decent teacher salaries. This is a truism, yet one ignored in modern Russia. The teaching profession is gradually moving into extreme...

An analysis of who's really profiting from the attacks on Russian refineries—and why it's not Moscow that's paying for it, but the nearest gas station...

In Kurgan, a report was drawn up against a person who "searched for an audio composition recognized as extremist" under the article on searching for knowingly extremist materials.

A Ukrainian satellite communications expert has sparked a wave of "Rassvet" assessments over Ukraine. We examine where his calculations are accurate, where they diverge from orbital data, and why it matters who is conducting them...

Not long ago, on August 12 of this year, Military Review published an article by Viktor Biryukov, "Is a Complete Transition to a Mobilization Economy Possible for Russia?"

The Persian Gulf is disillusioned with Washington not because it's at war, but because it can neither win nor end a war. And for the first time, the monarchies see the American base not as a defense, but as a target.

The stakes have shifted from million-dollar missiles to hundred-thousand-dollar drones. And along with the price of a missile, the cost of the political decision to use it has plummeted.

A Ukrainian expert came to Prague to sell Ukraine's air defense expertise to Europe—and during the interview, he listed exactly what Russia has proven itself in war: electronic warfare, Moscow's defense, and component...