Russian army
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Russia does not yet have the funds for a full transition to a contract army, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov admitted, RIA Novosti reports. “Now we cannot afford to create a completely contract army,” the minister noted. “Armament, believe me, is cheaper than a good one
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Numerous incidents involving the convergence of Russian and American aircraft and ships seem to have come to an end. At the very least, there are indications that the country's top military-political leadership has issued direct instructions to the Armed Forces to no longer allow incidents like the famous incident with
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The Defense Department, as part of the current autumn conscription, has introduced a number of innovations with the goal of somewhat liberalizing its own image in the eyes of recruits and their parents. Firstly, out of almost 7 thousand residents of Sverdlovsk who will wear military uniforms this fall, over 2 thousand people will serve on
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The Ministry of Defense intends to return to the experience of creating “wild divisions” formed on a mono-ethnic and mono-confessional principle. The Russian military command was prompted to take this step by the increasing incidence of hazing on the basis of interethnic contradictions. In fact, there is nothing new in this idea. V
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While the global network and the media are "boiling" regarding the first long-range campaign of a full-fledged AUG of the Russian Navy to the shores of Syria in order to conduct a military operation against ISIS, as well as to cover our military contingent and the Syrian Armed Forces from possible attacks by the OVS of the Western coalition
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As you know, any society is doomed to conflicts, and the higher the imbalance between the sex ratio, the more obvious the conflicts. Many have heard about the ongoing squabbles in a purely female collective, and, of course, everyone knows about the problems of an exclusively male isolated collective, such as the army
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At the end of September, the lengthy exercises of the Joint Strategic Command "North" ended. For two months, various formations and subunits subordinate to the command were solving combat training tasks in the waters of several seas. In addition to the ships and submarines of the Navy, to
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In the near future, new aviation formations will appear in the Russian armed forces, the task of which will be to ensure the combat work of special-purpose structures. It is planned to form new helicopter squadrons designed to work with special forces in certain conditions. Pilots and
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So, on November 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the signing of an agreement with the Republic of Armenia on the creation of a united group of forces on the territory of this state. The official website of legal information says the following: "Accept the proposal of the government of the Russian Federation on
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It is very difficult to write about things that have no factual confirmation. Today's layman is accustomed to the fact that for every information message there must be some kind of proof. This material is just from this category, there was an event, but how to properly submit it, the question is still
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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:
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After the article "The United Group of Forces in the Caucasus. Prospects and Goals", some especially zealous "peacekeepers" from this region began to actively "spit saliva" in my direction. This is understandable. The conflict is in such a phase that to find someone to blame for the deaths from both
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We are already accustomed to the fact that events in the military environment that will not please us (turn over to metal, disband, and the like) are happening quietly and peacefully. Why attract attention again? But when something is being created, I agree, you need to speak in a full voice. Especially if what
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It is rather difficult to predict what weapons and in what quantities the RF Armed Forces will receive in the new year - it depends on many economic and political factors, as well as on the situation at specific enterprises of the defense industry. Let's talk about what you need to buy for the RF Armed Forces, and without what you can
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On December 17, Russia celebrates the Day of employees of the State Courier Service. Not all of our fellow citizens know about the existence of this service, and even fewer people have at least an approximate idea of what the couriers are doing and how the formation of this
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How much has already been written about Russia and Russians. I recently heard an interesting comment from an American MMA fighter. "Russia is a country of warriors". To be honest, at first I took this as a compliment to our athletes. And only then I realized. No, the American really belongs to the Russians (and
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Today there will be many publications dedicated to the good, truly national holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day. There will be congratulations. There will be memories. There will be a concert. There will be solemn meetings. Official holiday. A holiday for those who are always ahead. Who is the first to meet danger, who is the first
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In the coming years, the Russian Ministry of Defense will focus on the development of military infrastructure in the Arctic zone and on the Kuril Islands. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has repeatedly stated this. In particular, it is planned to deploy two new coastal defense formations in coastal
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The 227th artillery brigade in Adygea will be made one of the most advanced in the Russian army. Not only the latest technology and automated control systems (ACS) and drones will be brought to Maikop. They will work deep behind enemy lines and transmit precise coordinates to the "batteries"
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Three years ago, on March 16, 2014, Crimea officially became part of the Russian Federation. Prior to this, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) was based on the peninsula under Ukrainian-Russian agreements and since 1997 has been reinforced with only one air-cushion missile ship "Samum" and frontline
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On March 27, Russia celebrates the professional holiday of the troops of the National Guard (Rosgvardia). The structure of the department, created on the basis of the internal troops and special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), was finally approved by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 3, 2016
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Today - March 19 - submariners celebrate their professional holiday - people who know firsthand what real trust, the shoulder of a friend and mutual assistance are. The holiday was established about twenty-one years ago. June 15, 1996 Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
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March 8 is a reason to put aside disputes about military conflicts and terrorism, about new weapons and other hot topics. It is more logical on this day to talk about the beautiful half of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The modern Russian army has about 45 thousand female contract women, who, along with the strong
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a manual that will guide the Russian military police when conducting special operations in Syria. The duties of the "red berets", as they were dubbed for a bright object of uniform, will include the protection of Russian military personnel, primarily employees
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How much do we know about the so-called Joint Air Defense System of the CIS Member States (CIS Air Defense System)? At best, we just know that it is. And, perhaps, it works. A bit of history: the CIS air defense OS was created on the basis of an agreement between ten countries of the commonwealth, signed on February 10, 1995 in
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In 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation." According to this Decree, Air Defense Day is annually celebrated on the second Sunday of April. This year it is April 9th. This is some modification
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On April 27, Russia celebrates the Day of the formation of special units of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The date for this holiday was not chosen by chance. On this day, back in 1946, by order of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, a special
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How many materials, especially in the liberal press, appeared after the statement by the head of the Main Directorate of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Ivan Buvaltsev, about the appearance in our army of units, units and formations, which for high performance in combat
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On May 5, people of a very rare profession celebrate their professional holiday. These are ransomware. In 1921, on this day, according to the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR, a cryptographic service was created to protect information and transfer data outside the country. The origin of science itself
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It is customary that we celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day on February 23, as the day of the creation of the Red Army. Skipping the topic of the fact that the day of the creation of the Red Army is actually a slightly earlier day in the 1918 calendar, today it is worth focusing on something else. In the newest Russian holiday calendar
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How much has already been written about the military parade in Moscow on May 9. From whatever angles our "partners" viewed Russian military equipment and weapons. Even the infrared radiation of the combat vehicles was measured. How many expert assessments have been posted on the pages of the media of different countries by the leading
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On May 7, signalmen and specialists of the radio technical service (RTS) of the Russian Navy celebrate their professional holiday. This holiday was first celebrated in Russia in 1996, after the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy established by his order a list of holidays and professional days for
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Today, May 13, Russia celebrates the Day of the Black Sea Fleet. In a new format, as a holiday of an integral part of the Russian Navy, the Day of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was established in 1996. The date of celebration was chosen in connection with such a military-historical event as the entry of eleven ships
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On May 21, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of the Military Translator. The date for this professional holiday was not chosen by chance, it was on May 21, 1929 that the Deputy People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, as well as the representative of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Union, Joseph Unshlikht, signed an order "On
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After the publication of an article about the new Arms Program of the Russian Army, it became necessary to narrow the topic somewhat. Agree, it is quite difficult to read in all seriousness that the new Program will be adopted in this form because there is not enough money in the country without a smile. It's strange that we are
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On May 18, the Day of the Baltic Fleet is annually celebrated, which was established by the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Felix Gromov "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty" of July 15, 1996. On this May day in 1703, Peter I, at the head of his flotilla, won
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Annually on May 21, Russia celebrates the Day of the Pacific Fleet - the fleet that stands guard of the Fatherland on the Far Eastern borders and demonstrates the St. Andrew's flag in the vastness of the World Ocean. The date of the holiday was chosen due to the fact that it was on this day in 1731 that the Senate of the Russian Empire
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This year, 28 participating teams came to Gudermes. Almost all of the units represented at the championship have extensive experience in performing service and combat missions
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On May 29, Russia annually celebrates the Day of the Military Motorist. This is a professional holiday for all servicemen and civilian personnel of the automobile troops of the Russian Federation, as well as all servicemen and conscripts, who, according to their duty, have to manage various
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We already had this topic, the creation of percussion parts. It is probably worth explaining here that today the term "shock battalion", for example, should be interpreted not from the word "strike", but from the word "shock worker." Those shock units that first appeared in the Russian army at the beginning of the 20th century are somewhat not that. About