Tag: Russia

Early on New Year's Day, information began surfacing that detailed a Ukrainian strike on a school housing Russian troops in Donetsk. As with most reporting concerning this war, there were different narratives about how many died and the details surrounding what happened. So, let's look at the opposing narratives to discern...

At approximately 0355 EST, President Putin of the Russian Federation and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China began bi-lateral talks over video teleconference (VTC). Here is a rundown of the conversation: President Putin invited President Xi Jinping to Moscow in 2023. Russian Presidential Spokesperson Peskov told...

Update (0031 EST, 26DEC22): The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that three soldiers were killed after air defenses downed a Ukrainian UAV over the airfield. According to Russian state-owned media the press release said: "On the twenty-sixth of December, at about 01:35 Moscow time, the air defense of the...

The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier and flagship of the Russian Navy, caught fire while in port for years-long repairs, state Media TASS reports. The head of United Shipbuilding Corporation, which is the contractor responsible for repairs, stated that the fire was “small” and was rapidly extinguished, with no damage...

In a meeting of the Russian National Security Council moments ago, Defense Minister Shoigu made several announcements concerning the replenishment of the military and Russia’s future relationship with Finland and Sweden who are expected to be come NATO members early 2023. He said: “"Given NATO's desire to build up military...

The Russian Baltic Sea Fleet began another Command and Staff Exercise today with approximately ten ships, naval aviation assets, coastal defense missile brigades, and unmanned aerial vehicles with a total of about fifteen hundred personnel. According to the press service of the Baltic Sea Fleet had this to say: "As...