Russian army 2024, May

The modern world, in a sense, differs little from the world it was 200 or more years ago. This is not about progress, high technologies and achievements, in the field of the development of democracy and the protection of human rights, etc. No one can deny that wars continue as before. And in this

The regiment was disbanded in 1999, but the memory of service in it still unites many of those who passed here not only the school of combat, but also the real school of life. For them, the service here became an important stage in their life and seriously influenced their further destiny. They all do not forget the alma mater and their

Google Earth updates satellite images of a significant part of Russia several times a year. In recent years, the country's leadership has been paying serious attention to improving the defense capability of the Russian armed forces; many positive changes in this area can be seen in the photographs

The US monopoly on nuclear weapons ended on August 29, 1949 after a successful test in the USSR at a test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan of a stationary nuclear explosive device with a capacity of about 22 kilotons. Subsequently, the Semipalatinsk test site was created in this area

The most important problem of military education in Russia is the modernization of the officer training system. Changes have been made to the training and education of cadets of military schools. But new sections are still being added, the list of planned topics is constantly expanding. At the same time, there are many

Russia's defense potential is now no more than 6% of the level of the USSR- W. Fottingen, Pentagon The bold statements of American analysts 10 years ago, supported by colorful pictures of cut planes and missiles, testified at that time about the complete decline of the Russian Armed Forces

If Russia does not support us from the air, we will have to retreat from Brooklyn to Long Island. Emergency report by I. Strelkov, November 2016 Every joke has its share of a joke. The recent announcement that Russia surpassed the United States in the production of military aircraft in the outgoing year clearly indicated who

Russia is not good for anything. This is clearly shown by the World Economic Forum's World Economic Forum Davos ranking of global competitiveness. The Russian Federation occupies an honorable 66th place in it, right after Vietnam and before the South American state of Peru. Leading, as always, neutral

For many of us, a whole decade of life fell on the nineties of the twentieth century. The twentieth century, an extraordinary century. The more interesting it is for the historian, the more sad it is for the contemporary. The past century has given Russia many great and tragic moments, the last of which was the "dashing nineties"

Good evening. It became interesting how many large warships are being built on the stocks now. Anyway, how many main warships of the new series have entered the Navy over the past couple of years. In general, here is a large photo report of the update of the Russian Navy by series. Indicated only that

It is convenient to observe a person in a familiar environment. And when the normal course of events suddenly breaks down, you can see the same person from the other side. When we arrived at the Aviadarts in the village of Dubrovichi in the Ryazan region, a holiday atmosphere reigned there. In general, pilots are people

Last Saturday the Borisoglebsk Aviation Base (Voronezh Region), which belongs to the Air Force Training Center of the Russian Air Force, celebrated a special holiday. A representative delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defense arrived in the city, led by the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force

Successful actions of aviation formations (assault, army, fighter, transport, sea) depend not only on the characteristics of the aircraft, the quality of their weapons, but to a large extent on the training of the flight crews and the preparedness of the combat control officers

On October 1, Russia celebrates the Day of the Ground Forces. This is a professional holiday for servicemen and civilian personnel of the oldest branch of the armed forces of our country. Despite the fact that the history of the Russian army goes back more than one century, the Day of the Ground Forces is a young holiday. This year he

On May 27, Russia celebrates the All-Russian Day of Libraries. The importance of libraries for the development and preservation of national culture is enormous. Even now, in the age of electronic technology and the ubiquity of "screen reading", one can hardly speak of the "death of the library." In principle, even in

Okay, I agree that in “Formula 1 ″ not squabbles perform, but also with iron testicles. But where is Formula, and where are we? In general, to our deepest regret and for reasons beyond our control, please all readers with reports from tank biathlon and Aviadarts

Ostrogozhsk greeted us with heat. But no heat on that day could spoil the mood, for with great pleasure I state the fact that the organization of the competition was at the highest level. Both for the participants, as well as for the audience and the press. Since we were representatives of the latter, this is not

Epoch-making events require epochal coverage. However, not being so confident in the possibility of such coverage of the opening of the "Army Games", we nevertheless made an effort to show everyone a picture of what we witnessed. And almost no comment

High ratings are always enjoyable, especially when it comes to ratings from a major competitor. While domestic specialists try to follow the achievements of other countries, foreign experts pay special attention to Russian developments. In addition, they often give them the highest marks

On July 26, the Day of the Navy, it was announced that the updated version of the Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation was approved. Taking into account the events of recent years and changes in the situation in the world, the military and political leadership of Russia decided on the need to finalize the document

Russian electronic warfare systems have confirmed their high efficiency and can be considered as an asymmetric weapon for a new generation of wars. The withdrawal of our main forces from Syria did not relieve the United States and its NATO allies from headaches. The Western community is actively discussing the work of Russian funds

At the end of December last year, the Russian Security Council approved and President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the existing Military Doctrine. In connection with a number of changes in the international military-political situation observed recently, the Russian leadership is forced to accept

Perhaps, in the recent history of the Russian army, there has not yet been a topic that has caused as much controversy as the state rearmament program, calculated until 2020 (GPV-2020). The main reason for all the talk about this was the unprecedented volume of planned funding - 20 trillion rubles

2012 was a time of total rearmament for the Russian army. The most obvious reason is that over the past two decades, the number of new weapons in the Russian military has dropped to 12 percent. The government has planned a lot, but at the end of 2012

In the middle of the week, an expanded meeting of the collegium of the country's main military department was held with the participation of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief - President Vladimir Putin. The collegium summed up the results of the reform of the Russian Armed Forces and outlined the priorities for further changes in the Russian

Equipment and weapons Parachutes Airborne units use two types of parachute systems: D-10 complete with a reserve parachute and a more modern special-purpose system "Crossbow-2", which entered the Airborne Forces in 2012. The latter is part of the equipment of reconnaissance units

In the Far East, an emergency situation related to the flooding of rivers remains. In some flood-affected regions, the water level gradually decreases, in others, on the contrary, it rises. However, despite all these changes, the overall situation remains complex and requires appropriate action

The epochal event, the Army-2015 forum, could not do without our presence. And we took the most direct part. There were three representatives from Voennoye Obozreniye: Ekaterina Tsareva (Kerch), Roman Skomorokhov (Banshee) and Roman Krivov (Fing). We did our best

The purpose of combat training is to achieve, maintain and improve the military professional training of personnel, their physical endurance, the coherence of crews, crews, teams, subunits, formations and their command and control bodies (headquarters) at the required level, ensuring the implementation

The conflict between Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and veteran paratroopers, which erupted after the Defense Minister in September 2010 allegedly swore at the head of the Ryazan Airborne Forces School, Colonel Andrei Krasov, continues to gain momentum. Last week in the media appeared

Following one of the most popular expressions of recent times that it is not customary to change horses for a crossing, two judgments naturally arise about the resignation of Anatoly Serdyukov, which caused a lot of noise. It turns out that either the crossing for the Russian army is over, or all the same with the "horse" of steel

It is known that the Armed Forces - the army - is the most conservative institution of the state. This is facilitated by the very specifics of the formation of the organization. The corporatism of the officer corps, which is educated in educational institutions closed from society, is strictly brought up on the system of values adopted

Disbat .. This is a word from which even now something ominous emanates for me. No, I have never been there, thank God, although I could have thundered for a sweet soul. As, however, any soldier is not immune from this. Disbats, in our country were created not for the re-education of those who got there, but for

Last Saturday, April 25, the Ministry of Defense held an information and propaganda campaign in St. Petersburg "Military service under contract - your choice!", The purpose of which was to attract new people to the ranks of contract servicemen. As part of this event, several

How many copies were broken due to the increase in spending on the domestic defense industry! At one time, all those who disagreed with the concept of the need for an early modernization of the Russian army and the defense industry were publicly subjected to obstruction. Even the seemingly unsinkable Minister of Finance Aleksey suffered

A little less than three weeks are left before the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow. In preparation for the holiday, the Ministry of Defense published data on planned events in various cities. Among other things, the military department spoke about what military equipment will pass through the main square of the country

The military conflict with Georgia in 2008, in which the Russian Armed Forces were involved on the side of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, showed the need for urgent transformations in the Russian army. Despite the fact that, according to the conclusion of the Russian side, Georgia was pacified thanks to the skillful and

The ongoing reform of the Russian army, which includes, in particular, the modernization of military education in the country, is highly ambiguous assessed. Due to the fact that the name of the ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, the majority of Russians have become firmly associated with a certain negative

Another surprise check of the armed forces took place last week. On March 16, Russian Supreme Commander-in-Chief President Vladimir Putin ordered to alert the Northern Fleet, as well as some parts of the Western Military District and the airborne troops. Until March 21, involved in

On January 29, 2013, at a meeting with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented a document that is a plan for the defense of Russia. According to Shoigu, the plan was “shaken” by representatives of 49 different departments, departments and ministries. The Minister of Defense claims that in this