Russian army
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In June of this year, the graduation of young lieutenants took place at the Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy, located in the city of Voronezh. About 1,200 people have graduated from the academy, and not only Russians are among them. Professional military personnel who have received diplomas from a prestigious
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Russian news agencies disseminated information that the Defense Ministry is discussing an additional mechanism that will solve the problem with the systematic shortage of conscripts. This mechanism can be the conscription of those young people of military age
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Letters to the President Mr. President, feel like the Supreme Commander, because this letter is about the army and about the most important commanders. But let's start with an ordinary soldier. He shot himself. Last Friday at a training ground in the Sverdlovsk region, Private Makarov shot himself twice. One bullet
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The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, September 30, signed a decree on the beginning of the autumn conscription in the RF Armed Forces. The text of the corresponding decree was published on the Kremlin's official website. The call will run on standard calendar dates, October 1 to December 31, 2015, and will
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not fully fulfill the plan to call up conscripts to recruit the Internal Troops (VV) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the autumn draft that ended on December 31, 2010. This was reported at the headquarters of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. “In the application of the General Staff, we asked in the framework of the autumn
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On October 1, 2013, the next autumn conscription began in the Russian Federation. Young people aged 18 to 27 years in the amount of 150 thousand 30 people will be called up until December 31 of this year. The current autumn call has a number of differences from the calls of previous years. And about these differences
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Information leaked to the masses, allegedly from very competent and trustworthy sources, that soon the entire appeal drawn from the regions of the North Caucasus will be assembled closer to each other to create units consisting entirely of Caucasian faces
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Does the manning system of the Russian Armed Forces meet modern requirements? The extremely difficult tasks facing the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation today have sharply raised the bar for their compliance with people in uniform. New forms and methods of military operations, modern weapons and military equipment
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The main part of targets in Syria is hit by unguided weapons used with high precision The latest Russian developments allow the use of free-fall bombs with an accuracy corresponding to the best WTO models. On average, it takes a little more than one to hit one target
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In connection with the latest events in the international arena, several characteristic trends have emerged in Russian society. People began to pay more attention to the problems of international politics and the place of their country in the world, as well as to more actively show their patriotism. In addition, there is a desire
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Service maintenance of weapons and military equipment remains a big problem Oboronservis has sunk into oblivion, but its business lives on. Rather, it should live, but there are nuances. The tasks for the repair and maintenance of weapons and military equipment, which were assigned to the disgraced department, still require a solution
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It has been three years since Sergei Shoigu became the head of the Ministry of Defense. During this relatively short period of time, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have turned into a well-oiled combat mechanism that guarantees reliable security for the country. The changes affected almost all aspects of army life - from command and control to everyday life in
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Truly, strange things are happening in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A stream of applications from residents of Krasnoyarsk and other cities go to the courts of the region, who want to challenge and regain the opportunity to serve in the army through the courts. Apparently, the Krasnoyarsk military registration and enlistment offices are too strict in the selection of candidates
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Last week, the public watched with great interest the news regarding strategic weapons. Quite unexpectedly and suddenly, information about the latest project of a special submarine, capable of the most serious
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On November 17, the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a unique operation. 25 long-range and strategic bombers carried out a massive missile and bomb attack on various terrorist targets in Syria. This operation is interesting for its tactical and strategic
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Three main components of success in a difficult military matter. May representatives of technical and logistical specialties forgive me, but in the modern world of counteracting the unipolar world order, even advanced countries with highly developed economies will not be able to achieve an advantage that can provide them
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In response to the treacherous attack by the Turkish Air Force on the Russian Su-24 bomber, it was decided to implement a number of measures aimed at improving the safety of our pilots while performing combat missions in Syrian airspace. It is planned to strengthen the air defense by different methods
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Remembering the May 9 parade … Among those who marched in the festive procession to the sounds of marches and military-patriotic songs, there were also representatives of the Rostov region. They were the cadets of the Danilo Efremov Aksai Cossack Cadet Corps. It is gratifying that in their slender ranks the 14-year-old marched dashingly
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Russia suffered the first losses in two months of the air operation in Syria: first, Turkish Air Force fighters shot down a Su-24M bomber in the border area, then an Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed during a clash. Two Russian servicemen were killed. Incident not only to the limit
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About a year and a half ago, I made the decision to serve in the army. At that time, I was almost 26, I had a diploma of higher education with the qualification "engineer of information systems and technologies"
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In 2012, according to information disseminated by the media, the Russian Federation and India will resume holding joint annual exercises of the ground forces, called "Indra". In Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, negotiations have already begun between the military departments of both
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In April 2012, at a meeting of the State Duma, when hearing the report of the Prime Minister on the results of the work of the Government, the issue of creating a system of private military companies (PMCs) in Russia was discussed. V. Putin believes that Russian PMCs will be able to take on not only the functions of protecting objects and
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It is so customary in our times that anyone who writes can be labeled "paid." Another, of course, question: by whom. In general, everyone who expresses their opinion in some media has such a collection. And it's good when everything is clear and understandable. It is worse when it is not entirely clear what the person wanted to convey
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Last Thursday, an event was held in the State Duma about which no information appeared on the official website of the Russian parliament. Here, in the format of a round table, a discussion of the draft law "On private military security activities" was held. In December, it was introduced to the State Duma by a deputy
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The Russian Armed Forces will deploy four new divisions in response to the growing intensity of NATO exercises, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov. The message was picked up in a matter of minutes
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The current operation of the Russian armed forces in Syria has a number of critical features. The first and foremost is the opportunity to test the troops in a real local conflict. The personnel of the aerospace forces and the navy got the opportunity to apply their skills not only in
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Without thinking too long, we decided that thanks to our established good relations with the press service of the Western Military District, we were quite ripe to make a new cycle of materials. And it's very simple to call it, but tastefully: "Army-2016". Because all materials will be dedicated to
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We attended the final part of the Safe Environment All-Russian Army Competition in the Western Military District. It was the final, according to the results of which the best crews will take part in the "Army Games - 2016" competitions in Kostroma. To be honest, the weather pleased
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Against the background of the development of means of detection, communication, control, etc. systems of electronic warfare (EW) are acquiring special importance. Such means make it possible to identify communication and control channels or detect enemy radar stations, and then suppress them with interference, disrupting
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Quite a little time has passed since the order of the commander-in-chief on the beginning of the withdrawal of the Russian contingent from the territory of Syria, which made a sensation to the whole world. And on March 15, we witnessed how the first group of pilots from the Western Military District returned to their homeland
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If, 10-15 years ago, the employees of the military commissariats were told that the issues of conscription related to staffing would be resolved even before the start of the conscription, then many, I think, would only chuckle bitterly. Serve the Motherland yourself - without pulling out with the help of numerous subpoenas or
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The Aerospace Forces of Russia, led by their commander-in-chief, Colonel-General, Hero of Russia Viktor Bondarev, successfully carried out another successful operation. This time the Aerospace Forces "captured" the hearts of Siberians. The aerospace forces were supported by ground forces represented by 242 training centers
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Vladimir Putin creates a preemptive army On April 5, 2016, the President of Russia signed a decree on the creation of the Federal Service of the National Guard. The new structure will be engaged in anti-terrorist activities, the fight against organized crime, will take over the functions that were performed by
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On April 8, a unique military unit, the Russian Presidential Regiment, celebrates its 80th anniversary. It is part of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, and this regiment ensures the safety of top officials of the state and the safety of Kremlin values. The regiment includes three battalions, two companies of the Special Guard, Honorary
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Russian Special Operations Forces have adopted an adaptive approach The Special Operations Command remains one of the most closed structures in the RF Armed Forces. It is known that only in the last six months in Syria, two MTR fighters were killed: Fedor Zhuravlev and Alexander, who became the Hero of Russia posthumously
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At once, in a dark blue wave, the pilots stood up and, together with the garrison singer, gasped with a single echo: "Happy Victory Day!" This is one dark blue brotherhood! These gold shoulder straps and the glitter of medals! It's hard to describe! How united they were at that moment. Combined their memory and the common work in the sky that they do
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The implementation of existing plans for the renewal of the armed forces and the modernization of the defense industry continues. In parallel with such work, activities are being carried out aimed at optimizing the programs being executed and correcting the identified problems. A few days ago, the Russian Security Council
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Several readers immediately asked to comment on the rather unexpected and incomprehensible statement of the Commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov. Let me remind you that the commander promised to introduce 6 tank companies equipped with tanks into the Airborne Forces by the end of this year
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Despite a significant reduction in the intensity of combat work, the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria continues and is still of great interest to domestic and foreign specialists. In this regard, more and more new materials appear in the foreign press, the authors
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Recently, when they talk about unified combat platforms, they primarily mean new armored vehicles of the Kurganets-25 or Boomerang type, as well as the Armata heavy tracked platform. At the same time, military equipment of light classes is being created in Russia. As one of