Ukraine says its strikes on oil refineries have forced Russia to start importing jet fuel for its warplanes

Ukraine has been conducting a long-range strike campaign, hitting Russia's oil and gas facilities to try to hurt its economy ...
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Russia doesn’t need a military economy, it’s a ‘complete breakdown of the system,’ says former Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov

Russia’s economy “doesn’t need” to become a military one, and doing so is “impossible,” Mikhail Zadornov — Russia’s finance ...

NATO's Arctic moves pose 'direct threat' to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov says

Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article ...

Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization

Recent exercises gauged the military’s ability to absorb a mass of recruits in case the Kremlin orders a fresh mobilization ...
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Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test

Failed uprising in Niamey exposed tensions in Niger’s military, and the role of the Africa Corps in suppressing unrest.

Death toll rises to 38 from Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

The attack sparked explosion and fires that swept through nearby homes, as Ukraine’s president blamed “terrible negligence” ...

Russia denies knowledge of US military plane amid CIA director visit report

Flight-tracking data showed the U.S. military plane taking off from Riga and arriving at Vnukovo airport in Russia.

Russia is suffering from a slow-motion bank run as the Kremlin scavenges for war funding—and it may start seizing recruits for the military too

The financial sector's loss of deposits has created a liquidity crunch so severe that it's threatening Russia's ability to ...

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy orders military to triple daily long-range strikes on Russia

Kyiv to increase attacks; Russian gasoline production drops after drone strikes; Fedorov joins Italy’s defence ministry. What we know on day 1,648 What we know on day 1,648 ...
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Russia's MiG-41 interceptor explained: real hypersonic killer or the biggest bluff in military aviation history?

Russia claims the MiG-41 can hunt and destroy hypersonic missiles at near-space altitude, but no prototype exists and the ...

Russia is slowly grinding through the Donbas as Ukraine braces for a brutal fight over its last strongholds

Russia is grinding deeper into the Donbas, where Ukrainian troops are preparing for a costly fight over the region's last ...