POLITICAL CRISIS IS AGGRAVATING DISCONTENT IN THE ARMY
Kremlin and Defense Ministry are making frantic efforts to support combat ready units in the regions.
According to sources in the RF Defense Ministry, top...
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...
MILITARY ISSUES IN TRANSPORTING CASPIAN OIL (CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUE)
The security of future pipelines in Eurasia will be defined by the distance separating them from potentially unstable areas
The meeting of the Big Eight...
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...
GENERAL STAFF SUMMARIZES DRAFT CAMPAIGN RESULTS
Despite that the government did not allot any money for this purpose, more than 180,000 conscripts were drafted on account of internal reserves of...
ON FINANCING THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES
According to the federal law n the federal budget for 1998 this year the volume of expenses for national defense should amount to some...
ON THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY CONTACTS OF RUSSIA
International military contacts for the Russian Federation are carried out by several force ministries, the largest of them being the Defense Ministry. The Defense...
ON PERSONNEL PROBLEMS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES
They represent a reflection of the problems, existing in the country and n the society
Military personnel is one of the most valuable resources of...