Putin, Russia
Putin's Problem: Is the Russian Army a 'Declining' and Spent Force?
Kyiv's recent incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast marked the first invasion into Russian territory since World War II. Ukrainian forces claimed control of over 100 settlements and captured nearly 600 Russian soldiers,
Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third such expansion since his fullscale invasion of Ukraine.
Putin orders expansion of Russia’s military to 1.5M active troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, bringing the total military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, according to a decree dated Monday.
Putin Orders Russian Military to Expand to Be World’s Second Largest
Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the Russian military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, which would make it the second largest army in the world behind China. The decree would increase the number of active troops by 180,
Putin's decree expands Russian army beyond American forces
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday increasing the number of soldiers in the Russian army by 180,000. This means his army will soon be larger than the American one. Putin's decree, which goes into effect on 1 December,
Putin's Nightmare: Is Russia Running Out of Troops for Ukraine War?
The Russian military has suffered significant losses in the Ukraine war, with casualties exceeding 630,000 troops. Despite an impressive force generation capability over 940 days of fighting, Russia is struggling to replenish its ranks.
Russia boosting army size due to 'threats': Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active soldiers due to "threats" along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (Sep 17). President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the number of active Russian troops by 180,
Kursk: Ukraine’s front inside Russia was the site of key Soviet World War II victory
Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region ... most important victories over German invaders ...
A church that survived WWII is destroyed in Russian aerial bombardment
The sound of broken brick and glass could be heard underfoot as Ukraine's special "White Angel" police officers walked ...
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Red Army (Soviet Union)
By Caroline Alexander The Soviet military often used unpowered balloons before World War II, and they made a resurgence in the Cold War. Now they’re being used in the Ukraine war, along with ...
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Russia seeks to turn humbling incursion into military gains
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged a decisive response to the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II. But so far ... Russia’s depleted military is willing to risk ...
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VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson Takes Apart Darryl Cooper On Churchill
Melissa and I did a Spectacle Podcast episode talking about that interview Tucker Carlson had with blogger and historian ...
U.S. deploys soldiers, rocket systems to Alaska island as Russian military activity ramps up in region
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week.