On the military budget of Russia
In the next three years, expenditures on national defense in Russia will amount to 4,148,700 million rubles. In 2009 they will amount to 1,277,500...
Scores are settled with Chechen generals
In the last month there were two emergency situations involving well-known generals who participated in the antiterrorist campaign in Chechnya. So, the death of...
New reforms of Anatoly Serdyukov
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov continues reforming the Defense Ministry. Last week, President Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree appointing the eighth deputy of Serdyukov. This...
Instability in North Caucasus is stimulated from abroad
The situation in republics of the North Caucasus moved to the forefront against the background of the events in South Ossetia. The latest reports...
Why are reservists necessary during exercises?
The Russian army is preparing to fight in a new way. It is possible to see this in the plan of the exercises conducted...
Army veterans establish their own organization
Question: There are many all-Russian veteran organizations in the country. Why is it necessary to establish another one, an all-Russian public organization of veterans...
On the situation in South Ossetia
Thus, the war in South Ossetia is over. Russia withdraws its troops from the conflict zones including the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. This...
On some results of the military campaign In South Ossetia
Thus, hostilities in South Ossetia were stopped. Russia demonstrated its ability to defend national interests but, unfortunately, it paid a big price.
Some mass media...
Reforms that surprise
There are new ideas in the Defense Ministry. After the ideas of reduction of the quantity of officers, the quantity of military higher educational...
Russia and Ukraine have points of approach in military technological field
Despite the existing problems, it seems that Moscow and Kiev have long-term mutually beneficial joint plans in the military technological field. The topic of...
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Monitoring of the media
Why people use media monitoring
Monitoring of the media Media monitoring is a simple and efficient, though rather laborious method allowing one to keep track of...
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