Russians lose state-of-the-art R-416GM to Ukraine’s special forces (video)
For the first time in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine's forces hit Russia's newest R-416GM mobile digital radio relay communications station, severing command links.
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We tracked secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data
The proliferation of open-source data online is creating new challenges for militaries trying to conceal their assets, as researchers use public satellites to pinpoint the radar signatures of Russian S-300 air defense batteries.
Telegraph: Russian military spending seven times higher than NATO average
According to only official information, Russia spends 29% of all public expenditures on defense, while the NATO average is 4.3%, including the vast 11% contribution from the USA. The actual number may be even more in favor of Russia due to a large part of classified expenditures.
WSJ: Russia tries to get back parts from defense systems it sold abroad to replenish weapons used in war in Ukraine
Russia is trying to retrieve parts from defense systems it exported to Pakistan, Egypt, Belarus, and Brazil in…
Ukrainian forces destroy state-of-the-art Russian weapon dubbed ‘impenetrable drone dome’
The Russian electronic warfare system "Pole-21" was developed in 2016. According to Russian sources, its effective range is 60 km.
Russia has likely started producing its domestic version of Shahed drones — CAR
According to the Conflict Armament Research (CAR) investigation, Russia might have already started producing its domestic version of previous…
Ukrainian colonel: “Russia competing with West to supply weapons to Ukraine”
Since the beginning of the all-out war, the Ukrainian military scooped up more than 800 units of Russia's heavy equipment including some 300 tanks, a Ukrainian colonel says.
Western technology goods end up in Russian missiles, bypassing sanctions — NYT
The United States and Europe have imposed sanctions on Russia to prevent it from obtaining technology for its…
70% of Russian war machine CEOs are still not under sanctions
Most Russian military and industrial complex (MIC) company directors have not yet been hit with sanctions. Trap Aggressor…
How Germany’s industrial giants help Russia manufacture weapons of war
What allows Russia’s military-industrial complex (MIC) to continually manufacture and repair military equipment, which then devastates Ukrainian cities?…
CEOs of Russia’s largest military concern are still sanction-free
The company is best recognized around the world for producing Kalibr cruise missiles. It is a manufacturer of…
How Western sanctions cripple Russia’s war machine: no modern tanks, navigation systems or drones
Development of the military-industrial complex has been a high priority for Russia ever since the Soviet times. Russia…
Ukraine reveals Russian-made weapons, explosives found in occupied Donbas
Read also: UK researchers trace 95% of weapons in Ukraine warzone The SBU reports that it has established…
UK researchers trace 95% of weapons in Ukraine warzone to Russian manufacturers
CAR tracks the supply of weapons and ammunition into conflict-affected areas. Previously, CAR investigated the sources of military…
Moscow’s plans for new kind of aircraft carrier unlikely to be realized
In late February, TASS reported that Russian designers have come up with “a new class of ship.” The…
Ukrainian espionage incident highlights ongoing Russian naval shortcomings
Russian-Ukrainian relations, increasingly tense since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, plummeted to a new low after…
Russia may get a new aircraft carrier but only one of Soviet design and only in 10 years
Now that Vladimir Putin has signaled that he wants Russia to have a new aircraft carrier, officials are…
Russian commander spills the beans on Russian presence in “LNR/DNR”
Today, Russians are not even hiding Russia’s participation in the war in Eastern Ukraine. In a recent interview,…
Kremlin’s ‘Mobilization Party’ believes limited nuclear strike would save its power at home and boost Russia’s abroad, Piontkovsky says
A newly coalescing “Mobilization Party” in the Kremlin is convinced that it can only save its own position…
Piontkovsky: To save his regime, Putin preparing to use nuclear weapons convinced West will blink first
“Even the toughest authoritarian regime cannot operate on force alone,” Andrey Piontkovsky says, noting that the collapse of…