Russian military base(s) Archives

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Latest news Ukraine

Media: Two drones attack Russian Engels-2 strategic bombers’ base 630 km from Ukraine

Two drones reportedly struck Russia's Engels-2 strategic bomber base in Saratov Oblast over 600km from Ukraine, attack extent is unclear but base hosts bombers launching devastating missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.

byYuri Zoria

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Fire erupts at Russian military site in Volgograd Oblast

A fire broke out overnight at a Russian defense ministry facility near the town of Kotluban in the Volgograd Oblast.

byMaria Tril

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Hybrid War

Military buildup registered at nearly half of Russian bases at Ukraine’s border in late 2021, satellite image project shows

A satellite image visualization by the Ukrainian project texty.org.ua reveals that the amount of military equipment on 10…

byAlya Shandra

Putin personally awarding the 393rd air force base for helicopter gunships in Korenevsk in southern Russia with an Order of Kutuzov on the 100th anniversary of the Russian air force. Killed in Syria Col. Khabibullin was the base's commander. (Image: kremlin.ru)

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International

How Russia tried to cover up death of Putin’s best helicopter ace in Syria

The Russian helicopter shot down in combat on 8 July 2016 near Palmyra turned into a widely-covered informational event.…

byUkrainian media sources

Russian cadres troops disguised in unmarked uniforms, face masks and body armor carry out heavily armed patrols in the streets of Crimea to suppress any popular resistance to the invasion. February 2014. (Image: molbuk.ua)

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As Crimea was occupied, Western countries cautioned Ukraine against “drastic steps”

Today, the National Security and Defence Committee has declassified and published the minutes of the most important high-level meeting…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Putin’s push for new base in Belarus – a serious challenge to European security

Russia already has two military facilities in Belarus – a radar site near Baranovichi and a naval communications…

byPaul A. Goble

So-called "little green men" (the Russian occupation troops comprised of special forces who removed insignia, wear face masks to prevent identification and call themselves a "Crimean self-defense force") surround a Ukrainian military base in Perevalne, Crimea, during the Russian annexation of the peninsula in February-March 2014.

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Putin’s plan for military base in Belarus destabilizing that country

Vladimir Putin’s decision to force Mensk to agree to the establishment of a Russian base in Belarus is…

byPaul A. Goble

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With talk of new Russian base, Putin has united Belarusian opposition

By calling for the establishment of a Russian air force base in Belarus, Vladimir Putin has united the…

byPaul A. Goble