Russian army 2024, December
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Every year on February 17, our country celebrates the Day of the Fuel Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, or simply the Day of the Fuel Service. Founded in 1936, this service has since gone through a serious path of development, on which a huge number of serious trials fell, the main of which
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We often talk and write about the old, Soviet army. We speak in excellent tones. Many of the veterans of the army remember how and what we trained soldiers. And they cooked mostly well. The soldiers more than once or twice in the post-war period showed not just courage, but heroism, dedication, readiness
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Five days ago, in the "Military Technologies" section of the Free Press news and information-analytical resource (svpressa.ru), an interesting and highly thought-out article from a technical point of view was published under the title "Feature of the Russian" Kitchen ": cruisers and destroyers of the US Navy will go on
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The formation of a professional mobilization reserve is beginning in Russia. The "partisans" who signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense will receive wages and a number of compensations, but at the same time they will be required to attend special classes every month and undergo military training annually. When
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On January 21, military personnel and employees of the engineering troops celebrate their professional holiday. Engineering troops are a branch of the armed forces (special troops) of the RF Armed Forces, which are intended for engineering support: equipping the territory of military (combat) operations, escorting troops in an offensive
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In connection with the progress in the field of weapons, obsolete models are replaced with newer and more advanced systems over time. However, in some cases, older products may be of interest in the context of solving special problems. According to the latest reports in the domestic press, enough
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Every year on January 25, our country celebrates a professional holiday - the Day of the Navigator of the Russian Navy. This is a professional holiday for all Russian military personnel, whose activities are directly related to the laying of the course of ships, vessels and aviation of the Russian Navy, as well as
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On February 8, Russia celebrates the Day of the Military Topographer - a professional holiday of military and civil servants, without whom it is difficult to imagine a full-fledged conduct of hostilities, reconnaissance, and command and control of troops. Surveyors and topographers are called "the eyes of the army." Their service is less dangerous than
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The shelling of "Khmeimim" became the most significant news of the first days of the year. Although the information about the destroyed Su-24 and Su-35 was not confirmed, many experts have already spoken out about the unwillingness of the Russian army to defend the air base. One of the most common complaints was the lack of special
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Humor, of course. Nevertheless, it is difficult to imagine a modern army without topographic maps. No, all these GPS, GLONASS are, of course, great. But for tablets, smartphones and other electronics, two things are needed, which in the case of a real batch may not be at hand. This is, first of all
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In just a few days, 2017 will be history, giving way to the new 2018. Among other things, the outgoing year will take a certain place in the history of the Russian armed forces. In recent months, our army continued to develop in one way or another, and also solved various tasks, both on
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In early January 2018, referring to its sources in the domestic military-industrial complex, TASS reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) had agreed that the construction of Russian helicopter carriers would begin in 2020. Construction of new
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The announcement of the President of the Russian Federation about the newest Kinzhal missile system, together with a video demonstration of its use, created an unthinkable sensation on the Internet, comparable, perhaps, to the explosion of a 100-megaton nuclear bomb. Some experts immediately rushed to prove that all this is nonsense, and
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The participation of our servicemen in ground hostilities in Syria is one of the most closed topics. Initially, the Ministry of Defense emphasized that only the aviation of the Aerospace Forces operates in the Arab Republic, there was even an official definition of "the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria." Although on
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On December 7, our country traditionally celebrates the Day of the Aviation Engineering Service of the Air Force of the Russian Aerospace Forces. In 2016, this service celebrated its centenary. Despite the fact that this date is not included in the number of official holidays celebrated in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, experts
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Fulfilling the requirements of the current State Armaments Program, the defense industry creates new models of one kind or another. The Ministry of Defense, in turn, takes them into service and orders mass production. In the outgoing 2017, the fleet of equipment and arsenals of weapons
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Protecting the world is a truly significant and outstanding profession. Its importance is determined based on the main request of civilization - security and development. There is no security - and development, in its essence, is impossible. In turn, there is no development - security problems may well arise. For
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In the current and future state weapons programs, certain attention is paid to the renewal of the materiel of the airborne troops. Taking into account the special role of this type of troops, the programs provide for the supply of a significant amount of weapons and equipment, both existing and
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On December 19, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of Military Counterintelligence. This structure is engaged in activities that are very important for the security of the country and the armed forces: "special officers" identify persons cooperating with foreign intelligence services, fight terrorism, crime and corruption
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The Red Banner Leningrad-Pavlovsk Motorized Rifle Regiment is a structural combat unit of the 90th Guards Tank Division, recreated a year ago. Having completed the "preferential holidays" as a young military formation, he replenished the contingent of units and formations of the Central Military District, which are now keeping a report at the training grounds
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Less than a month ago, speaking at the Russia Calling! Investment forum President Vladimir Putin made a statement on the future structure of the Russian armed forces. According to the president, the number of contract servicemen already exceeds the number of conscripts. Further statement
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Thanks to the help of our colleague from Moscow Maksim Bochkov, a well-known photographer among fans of historical reconstruction, we got acquainted with the wonderful club of historical reconstruction "Infantry" from the Moscow region. Members of the club "Infantry" are reconstructing, thereby paying tribute to the memory
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November 15, 2017 marks the 295th anniversary of the creation of the Caspian Naval Flotilla, one of the oldest operational formations of the Russian fleet. The Caspian Flotilla is the naval component of the Southern Military District. Currently, the Caspian Flotilla is the most powerful naval
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The birthday of the RKhBZ troops is considered November 13, 1918, when the Chemical Service of the Red Army was created by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic No. 220. By the end of the 1920s, chemical units were present in all rifle and cavalry divisions and brigades, but in fact chemical troops, like theirs then
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On October 28, people who know exactly what the romance of the sky and alluring space are celebrating their professional holiday. This day is a festive day for pilots, navigators, flight engineers, ground specialists and for all those related to army aviation. Exactly October 28 in 1948
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To begin with, let's immediately omit the usual reasoning that a machine gun and a magazine rifle have reduced the role of cavalry to a kind of auxiliary service. During World War I, especially on the Eastern Front, cavalry was still a mobile strike force capable of providing significant
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In fact, this is a kind of preface. A picture from an invisible battlefield, unfolding in the third dimension, that is, in the air. When it comes to military operations of a modern nature, electronic countermeasures are an integral part of the war, where armies with modern weapons clash
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Every year on October 24, Russia celebrates the Day of Special Forces (SPN) - a professional holiday for all Russian servicemen of special forces. This is a relatively young Russian professional holiday, it was established on May 31, 2006 on the basis of
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Congratulations to all our readers on the Day of the Ground Forces! The holiday is officially celebrated since May 31, 2006, when the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin signed decree No. 549 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", in which
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They refute … And this is natural - those who set fire to the Middle East, who have been tormenting Syria for more than six years, try to pretend that their hands are crystal clear. That they were not the ones who supplied money and weapons to the "Syrian opposition" (most of which was transformed into an organization that became
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I have always differed from others in a peculiar outlook on life. My teachers noticed this early on. Our literary woman especially suffered from this. Remember how we were taught? You didn't even have to read the work. It was enough to read a textbook in which smart people took to the bone to disassemble what
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We thought for a long time whether it was worth raising this topic at all. Is it worth throwing a fly in the ointment in a barrel of honey or adding black paint to a beautiful picture of the combat training of our units and subunits? But the term "beautiful picture" itself is perhaps the reason. The picture is, in fact, what is behind
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How was Vladimir Ilyich in the famous Soviet film about the socialist revolution? "Comrades, is the socialist revolution, the need for which the Bolsheviks have been talking about for so long, has taken place?" I am writing purely from memory, so I apologize if I misinterpreted the text somewhere. The essence remained
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Historical experience convincingly testifies that for the successful activity of command personnel in training, educating subordinates and controlling troops in a combat situation, it is necessary to merge military science and military art. But is it always possible to connect them in practice?
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Once again, now from the lips of the president, we learned about the impending cancellation of the draft. Not tomorrow, not even the day after tomorrow, but the call will be canceled. Russia will completely switch to a contract army. On October 24, Vladimir Putin expressed this unequivocally. Is it correct? Will the cancellation of the call
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that stipulates the possibility of sending foreign Russian military personnel outside the country to participate in peacekeeping and anti-terrorist operations. This decree fits well into the strategy of transformation of the Russian state and
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On September 10, 2017, tank troops and tank builders celebrate their professional holiday. Tanker's Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in September. The holiday itself arose by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on July 1, 1946. Celebration in Russia at the official level began with
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A summary of the conspiracy of Poland-Baltic-Ukraine and the collective West on the subject of the Russian-Belarusian military maneuvers "West-2017": a) Russia will introduce troops, but will not withdraw; b) Russian troops will use the territory of Belarus to control the Suwalki corridor by cutting off
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The Krasnaya Zvezda continues to publish the speeches of the participants of the round table "Experience of the accomplishment of tasks by the groupings of troops (forces) in the Syrian Arab Republic", which was held within the framework of the International military-technical forum "Army-2017". In this issue, readers will be able to familiarize themselves with the content
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Faster, higher, stronger - this Olympic motto may well be applied to the Russian Air Force, which celebrates their professional holiday on August 12. It is celebrated on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the establishment of the Day of the Air Force" No. 949 of August 29, 1997