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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. It is organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces —two independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces ), [10] and the Special Operations Forces Command.
- Russian Ground Forces
United States officials estimated that Russian forces had...
- Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы...
- Russian Aerospace Forces
President Putin presenting the banner of the Aerospace...
- Russian Airborne Forces
The Russian Airborne Forces (Russian: Воздушно-десантные...
- Logistical Support
Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian:...
- Special Operations Forces
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the...
- Sergei Shoigu
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian...
- Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Валерий Васильевич...
- Space Forces
The Russian Space Forces (Russian: Космические войска...
- Military History of Russia
During the Cold War, the greatly enlarged armed forces...
- Russian Ground Forces
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 21 May 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Occupied by Russia Regained from Russia Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 2 months and 4 weeks) Location Ukraine, Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list of engagements · territorial control · timeline of events) Belligerents Russia ...
- 24 February 2022 – present, (1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
- Ukraine, Russia, Black Sea
In its heyday, the Soviet Union was one of the world's two military superpowers, with the world's largest armed forces and an arsenal of conventional and nuclear weapons that matched and in some areas even exceeded those of the United States and its allies. The 1990s saw the breakup of the Soviet Union, the scaling back of Russia's global ...
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Jun 7, 2022 · In fact, prior to Zapad 2021, the Russian armed forces had not practiced or undertaken any operations on this scale in the Western Military District since 1981, when between 100,000 and 150,000 troops took part in Zapad 81, the largest military exercise of the Soviet era. Moreover, even Zapad 2021 – the only recent exercises that match the ...
The Eastern Front [j] was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics ), and Southeast Europe ( Balkans ), and lasted from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths ...
Feb 24, 2022. WASHINGTON — In the early morning of Feb. 24, Russia began a fresh invasion of Ukraine. Data from a recent report compares the military forces of the two countries and provides...
Aug 3, 2023 · For more than 30 years, NATO tried to build a partnership with Russia, developing dialogue and practical cooperation in areas of common interest. Despite this, Russia has continuously violated the norms and principles that contributed to a stable and predictable European security order, particularly over the past decade. Russia’s brutal and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine has ...
