Russia reportedly has sent additional military equipment and vehicles to its separatist proxies in Eastern Ukraine. On Wednesday, Russia-backed rebels TV channel released video footage that it said showed a new batch of UAZ Patriot light utility vehicles and heavy machine guns donated by Russia. The UAZ Patriot is a Russian light utility vehicle. It […]

Russia is developing an advanced version of its secret main battle tank with a new turret and gun under the Burlak program, according to military expert Alexey Khlopotov. There was little in the way of updates on this project until last Wednesday when alleged photos of the Burlak tank with a modified turret surfaced on […]

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation reportedly is set a new date to begin flight-testing of the light military transport aircraft Il-112V. According to a local source, the first example of the Ilyushin Il-112V light transport prepares for its second test flight at the VASO manufacturing plant in Voronezh, although continued technical issues will keep the aircraft from […]

The Russian Navy is preparing for new tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile system in the Barents Sea, according to a recent service news release. Russia’s new 3M22 Zircon, also sometimes transliterated as Tsirkon, an anti-ship hypersonic missile is on track for initial fielding in the first half of 2022. The details were given in […]

A supersonic Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber belonging to the Russian Air Force crashed Tuesday in the Kaluga region. Russian media on March. 23, 2021, reported that a Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber crashed at Shaykovka airbase, in the Kaluga region, killing the three crew on board. The cause or causes of the crash are unknown, but local sources reported […]

Pro-Russian separatists have deployed more troops near the demarcation line defined in the Minsk agreement in eastern Ukraine. Local sources reported rebel troop movements to the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka while ignoring ceasefire violations. A video of Russian-backed rebels’ military convoy, which includes main battle tanks, began circulating on social media earlier this morning. […]

A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace over the Sumy region on Tuesday. Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko says the military helicopter made the airspace violation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sumy region. Andriy Tsaplienko also released a short video showing a Russian Hip medium-lift helicopter that flew into Ukrainian airspace at an […]

The deaths of dozen of people and сontinues incidents at the Armata’s state-owned manufacturer and Russia’s largest producer of tanks have thrown the spotlight on working conditions in Uralvagonzavod. Russian E1.RU media agency on Marc 12, reported that in 2020, there were 26 cases of injuries to workers at the Uralvagonzavod and at least five […]

Russian media Friday, reported that Russia is ready for negotiations with Turkey on the possible delivery of Su-35 and Su-57 fighter aircraft, if it receives the corresponding request. Russia hopes to build on its success following a controversial contract to supply S-400 air defense systems to Turkey. “As for Ankara’s potential plans of purchasing Russian […]

UK-based Navy Lookout magazine has shared artist’s rendering of secret Russian special mission submarine. A series of renders showing an adapted Oscar class SSGN special-purpose boat, commonly known as Belgorod (Project 09852), designed to be ‘mother’ to the Losharik deep-diving midget submarine. Data on the submarine’s current technical characteristics are classified as of today. According […]