Russian army
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Gone are the days when entering a military school was the dream of every school graduate. The competition for one academic place sometimes reached 35-40 people, and this is not the most prestigious university. Today's youth consider military service not only not prestigious, but rather hopeless
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On February 10, in Moscow, in the Cultural Center of the Armed Forces, the next All-Russian meeting of reserve officers will be held, organized at the initiative of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. According to the organizers, all the leadership of the military department, headed by
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How many times have we heard stories about such a negative phenomenon that exists in the army as “hazing”. This is the story of former soldiers who, after demobilization, talk about the terrible everyday life of a young soldier. But in their stories, for some reason, they forget about what they themselves did with
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Bribery in the modern Russian army is still very high. According to Colonel of Justice Konstantin Belyaev, the level of crimes related to corruption in military structures is not decreasing, while there is an increase in the number of bribes. In total, in 2010, the Russian armed forces had
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Today there is a lot of talk about improving the conditions of service of officers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, about increasing their salaries and providing them with housing. But this is not enough if we want Russia to have a highly professional army. From time immemorial, a good warrior was brought up from an early age to patriotic
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On New Year's Eve, a collection of articles "The New Army of Russia" was published in Moscow, edited by M.S. Barabanova. This new work of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) is dedicated to the cardinal reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and their transition to
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Three thousand generals previously dismissed from the Armed Forces will return to the ranks of the Russian army in accordance with a recent order from Anatoly Serdyukov. However, they will not return to their regiments and brigades where they served, but will occupy the position of "military inspectors" in the country's military enlistment offices with a monthly
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Experts from the American Center for Strategies and Technologies at the US Air Force University prepared a report on the analysis of trends in the development of the economic and military power of the leading world states. Naturally, these studies did not bypass Russia either. American experts emphasize that if the XX century could be
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When a person leaves the ranks of the Armed Forces, the army in which he served remains in his mind and memory. To this day, like you, I am proud of the Armed Forces that were in the 70s and the first half of the 80s: powerful, well-equipped and trained
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We live in an era of change. They did not bypass the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the creation of which was announced in 1992. Their construction began with simultaneous reforms. But, as you know, any reform should bring the rebuilt structure to a new, more
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What an officer of the missile forces thinks when he does not press the nuclear button The Taman Strategic Missile Forces division is considered the largest missile formation in Europe in terms of combat power. It is armed with the famous mine-based Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles. Thanks to their charges in the world
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“Three rearmament programs have not been completed. The fourth will not be fulfilled either,”Anatoly Tsyganok, head of the Center for Military Forecasting of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis, said in an interview with the VZGLYAD newspaper about the statements of the country's military leadership on the supply of new equipment to
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Mikhail Gennadievich, on the occasion of the recent day of February 23rd, don't you think the figure of Defense Minister Serdyukov is a mockery of the very idea of the Russian army?”“Well, February 23rd is still the day of the Soviet army, the Russian army has a slightly different story. And the personality of the Minister of Defense and his ebullient
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Chief Military Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky is concerned about the surge in violence in the Russian army At the same time, he said that the number of crimes
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Last Sunday, Russian Defense Minister A.E. Serdyukov, together with his Ukrainian counterpart M. Yezhel, attended a meeting with teachers and cadets of the Presidential Cadet School in Orenburg. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Eduardovich finally decided to comment personally
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According to the Commander-in-Chief of the RF Ground Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Postnikov, in 2011 they intend to switch from the modernization of the existing fleet of military equipment to the purchase of new types of weapons. According to ITAR-TASS, A. Postnikov said:
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“The allocated funds of 19 trillion is the minimum amount that is now needed to ensure the maintenance of the Armed Forces at a level so that they are capable of solving at least a limited range of tasks to ensure Russia's military security. Because the processes in the Armed Forces, in
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The attitude towards the army and military service in our country is becoming more and more positive: more and more often our citizens say that the Russian military causes them feelings of pride and respect. Over the past ten years, the number of Russians who believe in the possibility of Russian
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In the Land Forces (Land Forces) of Russia, it is planned to create 47 new military formations by 2020. Their formation is taking place within the framework of a large-scale military reform. “There will be 42 advanced-model brigades, there will be 47 advanced-model military formations, including military bases for
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A large-scale program of rearmament of the army and navy has been announced in Russia. The list of purchases to be made over the next 10 years is impressive. It is planned to purchase more than 100 warships, more than 600 aircraft, 1000 helicopters, as well as purchase many other weapons systems
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has finally realized that, given the current realities, it is simply impossible to recruit 750 thousand conscripts every year, and that it is time to return to the increase in the number of servicemen serving under contract. This is exactly what the representatives spoke about last Friday
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The new pay system, which will start working in the army from next year, will also be introduced in law enforcement agencies, where the law provides for military service, according to information yesterday from an interdepartmental working group dealing with the reform of financial payments in the Armed Forces. Landmarks
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On March 24, 2011, the Space Forces of the Russian Federation celebrated their 10th anniversary. They were created in accordance with the decree No. 337 of March 24, 2001 of the President of Russia "On ensuring the construction and development of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, improving their structure." And by the decision of the Security Council
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According to the poll, 93% of Russian officers claim that they are psychologically prepared to repel external aggression, 78% claim that they are ready to take part in hostilities to restore constitutional order in the country. Moreover, 75% reported
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The Armed Forces of Russia of the XXI century is not only a new type, but also a change and transformation of their essence, including a qualitative change in the ranks of the sergeant corps. What should a Russian sergeant look like in the 21st century? What is currently being done in the Russian Armed Forces for
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The fact that in the coming years tank units will appear in the armament of the internal troops, said Sergei Bunin, chief of the General Staff of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. This decision is due to the fact that the internal troops perform various tasks and sometimes, without the powerful support of armored vehicles
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On March 31, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree announcing another call to the country's armed forces. According to this Decree, it is planned to send 218.7 thousand recruits to the RF Armed Forces this spring. This is 60 thousand less recruits than in the fall of 2010. However, representatives
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The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Anatoly Serdyukov, announced a reduction in the number of garrison military camps from 21,000 to 184. The military camps existed separately from the entire state - they were financed by the ministry. Over the past twenty years, the Ministry of Defense has done this very disgustingly: the housing stock is not
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Nowadays it has become fashionable to criticize, criticize everything and everyone. You listen to the radio, turn on the TV, open the newspaper, flip through the pages in the Internet browser, and most of the criticism is pouring in from everywhere, to the point and idle. You are already beginning to fear that, even by plugging in the iron, you will hear
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University students are now planned to be drafted into the army not en masse, but in their specialties. First of all, economists and lawyers, who are already divorced in the country. But applicants for technical specialties may be given deferrals from conscription. The initiators of this idea were the Committees
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In the near future, a transition will be made from the obsolete Topol to a modern complex of ground components of the Strategic Missile Forces, the RS-24 Yars multi-unit. The RSM-54 "Sineva", which will be installed on the existing submarines, is at its disposal for the naval component
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Today, there is a tendency for wealthy parents to send their sons, who have reached draft age, into the army. It should be noted that this is far from the growth of consciousness and absolutely not a thought about the duty to the Motherland. Most of the "majors" are sent to the army for the reason
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The Public Council under the Ministry of Defense decided the issue of ridding the army of interethnic strife. However, as Trud found out, the officers quietly found a kind of solution to this problem: the conscription from the Caucasus was significantly reduced, since in recent years army scandals have been constantly breaking out due to
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On April 1, on the "day of laughter" in Russia, the next spring appeal started. According to the presidential decree of March 31, 2011, by July 15, 218,720 young people of draft age who have no deferrals or exemptions from conscription should be put under arms. At the same time, from the army and navy
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The amount of money that has been allocated in the world for security over the past ten years has increased by 45 percent. America continues to lead in terms of its defense budget. And the defense expenditures of the Russian Federation in this area are 2 times higher than those of Iran, Turkey and India
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WHAT IF TOMORROW IS A WAR? … And what is the current Russian army? This is a different army, a different quality. This is the army of the bourgeois state, it is called upon to defend the power of capital, the interests of its henchmen. The army received its first baptism of fire in a war with its own people and
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The author of the title is unknown. However, on the Internet in various forums, this topic is constantly raised and discussed with incredible fervor. Apparently, it was very painful! Let's turn to some facts and analyze what is causing the fuss. We will not touch on the commissars, but turn to the latest
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In recent years, the process of purchasing foreign weapons has been gaining momentum in the Russian Federation, huge amounts of money that could support the development of the domestic military-industrial complex, create new jobs, increase the salaries of workers of our enterprises, give an impetus to
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The Federation Council Committee held a visiting meeting on defense and security. The venue for the meeting was the Main Center for the Missile Attack Warning System. We will tell you about some of the details of the conversation below: Senators at a secret facility in Solnechnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow
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The paradox is that the higher the rank of the interviewed servicemen, the more difficult it is for them to give an honest, impartial answer