The rate of growth for Russia’s military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of ...

For most of 2024 and into 2025,  Ukraine’s biggest issue on the battlefield has not been firepower but manpower — ...

Russian authorities plan to expand their army by 12 to 15 divisions, equivalent to around 150,000 soldiers, in 2025. Source: ...

Russian forces are planning to strengthen mobilization measures in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in the ...

Russia's legislative changes to their military draft indicate that ... medical examinations during periods of mobilization, according to the Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

has been preparing for mobilization since last week, as well as elements with the Fort Drum, New York-based 10th Mountain Division. The bulk of deployed troops come from the Army, primarily ...

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British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...

The Tartus port is also home to one of Russia’s military bases in Syria, serving as a key logistics hub for the Russian Navy. In addition to Tartus, the Khmeimim Air Base in the Latakia governorate is ...

Russian naval vessels have for years carried out missions near Britain and elsewhere. But Mr. Healey on Wednesday gave an unusual amount of detail about the normally shadowy world of military ...