Russia Conducts Massive ICBM Missile Drills in Siberia

The Russian military is conducting massive drills in Siberia beginning on Monday that will involve truck-mounted intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. Russia’s Defense Ministry identified the military drills that will involve the use of their Topol-M and Yars missile launchers. Those types of nuclear-tipped ICBMs are mounted on heavy all-terrain vehicles, making it more difficult for […]

Syria and Russia’s latest offensive has killed 177 civilians in 2 weeks

A new offensive by the Syrian regime and Russia in Eastern Ghouta, Syria has killed at least 177 civilians in the last two weeks. Reports have also emerged that Syria struck an area between Harasta and Douma on Saturday with three missiles filled with chlorine gas. The new deadly offensive has coincided with an escalation […]

Russia’s explanation about who attacked its bases in Syria keeps getting stranger

Russia added Ukraine to the list of possible perpetrators that helped attack its military bases in Syria with a swarm of drones. Russia said that the drones required sophisticated engineering and targeting help that originated outside of Syria. Every analyst and expert that Business Insider spoke with questioned Russia’s claims — and some flat out […]

Swarm of Armed Drones Attack Russian Bases in Syria

Thirteen low-tech armed drones attacked two Russian bases in western Syria on Saturday. Russian military forces identified the launch location from where the attacks began, but the identity of the attackers is not known. Russia claims that the attackers are a Syrian rebel group supported by Turkey. Ten drones rigged with explosive devices descended over […]

Who is attacking Russia’s bases in Syria? A new mystery emerges in the war.

A series of mysterious attacks against the main Russian military base in Syria, including one conducted by a swarm of armed miniature drones, has exposed Russia’s continued vulnerability in the country despite recent claims of victory by President Vladimir Putin. The attacks have also spurred a flurry of questions over who may be responsible for […]

Russia says 13 drones used in attack on its air base, naval facility in Syria

Russia says 13 armed drones have recently been used to attack its air base and its naval facility in western Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said on January 8 that there were no casualties or damage as a result of the attacks on the Hmeimim air base and Tartus naval facility. Russian forces were able […]

Watch: US and RAF Fighters intercept Russian SU-30s over the Baltics

Tensions in and around the Baltic states on Europe’s eastern front have been at near-historic highs since the Russian military annexation of Crimea in 2012. Since then, there have been heightened concerns about further Russian expansion, especially through the narrow gap between the Russian satellite of Kaliningrad and nearby ally Belarus, which if captured, would […]

Russian planes destroyed in Syria by rebel shelling: Report

At least seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at the Hmeimim air base in Syria on 31 December, Russian daily Kommersant reported late on Wednesday, citing two sources. In the single biggest loss of military hardware for Russia since it launched air strikes in Syria in autumn 2015, “radical Islamists” wounded more than […]