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Articles with tag "Army"

Russia Seeking Turkish Help Evacuating Soldiers From Syria – Reports

The request comes on the heels of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad resigning his post and fleeing the country for Moscow.

Hospitalized Russian Soldiers Protest Forced Return to Front – Reports

Videos published on social media showed the soldiers being escorted out of the hospital, some of them wearing handcuffs. One was shown handcuffed to his...
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Russian General Alleged to Have Organized Torture Camp Killed in Ukraine – Reports

Major General Pavel Klimenko commanded the Russian ground forces’ 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, based in the occupied Donetsk region.
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Russian Army Claims New Advance in East Ukraine

Russian army units "liberated the settlement of Izmailovka," the Russian defense ministry said in a daily briefing
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Media Investigation Identifies 66K Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine

Mediazona said Saturday that "as of Aug. 30, we know the names of 66,471 Russian soldiers killed in the war.”
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Russian Lawmakers Scrap Bill Allowing Draft Deferments for Fathers

“A man must protect his family, our society and our state, and then think and take care of providing for his family,” lawmaker Andrei Krasov said.
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Putin Orders $4.6K Sign-On Bonus for New Army Recruits

The one-time payment is the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers amid growing battlefield losses in Ukraine.
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Moscow City Offers 1.9 Mln Ruble Bonus to Newly Recruited Contract Soldiers

Facing a diminished pool of potential troops, the Kremlin has steadily increased military payments in a bid to entice new recruits.
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Russian Police Arrest Reported Army Deserter Who Shot at Motorists

Media reported that the shooter was 31-year-old Andrei Dymovskikh, a former convict who deserted the front line in Ukraine.
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Polish Border Guards Arrest Russian Army Deserter

Russia’s Embassy in Warsaw said Polish authorities have not informed it about the reported detention, according to Russian state media.
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Russian Lawmakers Pass Bills Allowing Future Suspects, Convicts to Sign Army Contracts

Both bills would replace existing laws that cover only those suspected or convicted of crimes committed before June 2023.
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Putin Further Eases Citizenship Process for Foreigners in Russian Army

The decree drops the requirement for foreigners to serve in the military for at least six months before applying for citizenship.
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Putin Replaces Head of Russian Army Grouping in Southern Ukraine – TASS

Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky reportedly replaced Oleg Makarevich, who was sacked over providing false reports to his superiors.
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Russian Soldiers in Ukraine Threaten to Abandon Posts Over Landfill in Hometown

In a video addressed to Vladimir Putin, a group of soldiers from the Krasnodar region said toxins from the dump were leading to a surge in cancer cases...
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Putin Meets With Top General at Southern Military HQ

In June, the Rostov-on-Don military headquarters was taken over by the Wagner mercenary outfit during its short-lived mutiny. 
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In Photos: Russia Flaunts Captured Western Military Hardware at Annual Army Expo

Russia's annual Army International Military-Technical Forum opened in Moscow earlier this week, an event where the country's leading defense companies...
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45K Muscovites Fighting in Ukraine, Mayor Says

But Mayor Sergei Sobyanin did not disclose how many Moscow residents had died fighting in Ukraine.
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Russia's Former Top Commander in Ukraine Dies

Colonel General Gennady Zhidko died in Moscow “after a long illness,” said Mikhail Degtyarev, the governor of Russia's Far East Khabarovsk region.
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Russia Pulls Thousands of Soviet-Era Military Vehicles From Major Storage Facility

The military equipment depot outside of Ulan-Ude has seen over 40% of its Soviet-era tanks and armored vehicles removed since the start of the war in Ukraine...
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Russia Revises Defense Budget Plan Amid Soaring Military Expenditures – Reuters

Moscow has nearly doubled its defense budget plan after spending more in the first half of 2023 than originally targeted for the entire year.
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