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The Russian Federation plans to create a full-fledged military base in Syria by deploying a permanent contingent of the Air and Space Forces (VKS) on the country's territory. This was reported on August 11 by the Russian newspaper Izvestia with reference to Franz Klintsevich, First Deputy Chairman of the Council Committee
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What can threaten a person in the (military) reserve today if he ignores the agenda of the military commissariat, which calls him to undergo military training? If the person called up for military training did not receive a summons (declared non-receipt) - did not sign for
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Everything new is well forgotten old. Another proof of this is the military training system introduced by the Russian Ministry of Defense in the country's civilian universities. The system is aimed at preparing a high-quality reserve for the Russian army, the need for which in its
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In the history of each military command and control body and any military collective there are certain stages, a kind of milestone, significant dates. For the Armament Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the date is November 28, 2014 - the day of the 85th anniversary of its formation. On this day in 1929 was
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The transfer of a group of Russian Aerospace Forces to Syria and the subsequent start of an operation to destroy terrorist facilities seriously surprised the whole world. In just a couple of weeks, the Russian armed forces created an aviation group of the necessary strength, and also provided it
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On December 17, according to the modern Russian calendar, a holiday in honor of "mail of special importance" was quietly passed - the Day of employees of the State Courier Service, which, along with the FSB and other special services, is "an integral part of the forces and means of ensuring the security of the Russian Federation"
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Strictly speaking, the topic of unmanned aircraft is not at all new for our country. Cruise missiles were taken up in the USSR immediately after the Great Patriotic War (by copying the "flying motorcycle" FAU-1), and now we occupy a leading position in this area in the world. And what is a cruise missile if not an unmanned
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The first graduation of women officers is being prepared at the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (RVVDKU). In the corridors and auditoriums of this one of the most famous military universities in the country, you can hear the sonorous voices of girls. This is all the more surprising, because not all men in
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"In the event of a military conflict, men in blue berets will go into the mouth of the enemy with one goal - to tear this mouth apart." Margelov Parade crew of the RVVDKU, on Red Square, Moscow, May 9, 2005 94 years ago, on November 13, a glorious military institute of the armed forces of our Motherland was organized
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If you answer the question of what industries in Russia you could be proud of at different times and you can be proud now in addition to ballet, astronautics and hockey, then you can talk about military medicine. The level of medical care and its effectiveness in the military hospitals of our country were high
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After a certain series of destructive events for the Russian Armed Forces, which have already received the common name "Serdyukov-Makarov reform", perhaps the most difficult thing is military medicine, where decrees and orders alone cannot quickly restore lost specialists and clearly
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At the July NATO summit in Warsaw, in the already traditional anti-Russian tone, among other things, they again talked about the fact that the alliance will increase its presence in the Black Sea region, and Russia must by all means abandon Crimea. The day before the opening of this summit, the American
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On February 8, the Russian Armed Forces celebrate the professional holiday of military topographers. Day of the military topographer appeared in the calendar of modern military holidays with a historical reference to February 8 (January 27) 1812, when the Regulation for the military
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From 11 to 18 September, the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) took part in a surprise check of combat readiness. The Vostok-2014 strategic command post exercise started the day after the completion of the check. These maneuvers have become one of the largest in recent years. For implementation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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