Russian Armed Forces

Aug- 2026 -

3 August

Russia Gives Fifth-Gen Fighter a New Missile to Defeat Mach 3 Threats

Russia is adding a new medium-range air-to-air missile to its Su-57E fighter, enhancing the aircraft’s ability to counter modern airborne threats.

May- 2026 -

19 May

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Russia’s University War Recruitment Linked to Student Death at Front: Report

A 23-year-old Russian student is the first known death linked to Moscow’s campaign to recruit university students for the war in Ukraine.

Apr- 2026 -

9 April

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Russia Advances Ground Firepower With Robotic Mortar System

Russia is adding a robotic mortar system to its expanding artillery fleet, extending indirect fire capability into its unmanned ground lineup.

Nov- 2025 -

18 November

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Russia Rolls Out New Flamethrowers With Added Anti-Drone Firepower

Moscow’s latest batch of Solntsepyok flamethrowers has just been turned over to the Russian Army, and they come with a new layer of anti-drone defenses.

Oct- 2025 -

16 October

Europe

Ronald Watkins

Russia Moves to Authorize Reservist Deployments for Peacetime Missions Abroad

Russia has endorsed draft legislation that would allow the deployment of reservists for defense-related missions outside the country.

Sep- 2025 -

25 September

Europe

Soldiers, formation, parade, military parade of the Russian Army on Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2025. Military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Russia's parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Photo: The Kremlin Moscow via (Photo by The Kremlin Moscow / The Kremlin Moscow / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Considers Year-Round Compulsory Military Enlistment

Russia’s State Duma, the Federal Assembly’s lower house, has passed at first reading a bill that would make military conscription a year-round process instead of the twice-yearly draft now in place.

16 September

Europe

Jodesz Gavilan

Russia Accused of 11,000 Chemical Attacks in Ukraine War

Russian forces have unleashed more than 11,000 chemical weapon attacks since the start of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine, exposing at least 3,000 Ukrainian troops to toxic agents, Kyiv said.

Aug- 2025 -

31 August

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea’s Kim Consoles Families of Troops Killed Fighting for Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their "unbearable pain."

30 August

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Rare Russian Maritime Attack Kills 2 Ukraine Soldiers: Kyiv

A rare Russian attack on a Ukrainian warship killed two servicemen and others are unaccounted for, a spokesperson for Ukraine's navy told AFP on Friday.

27 August

War