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Russian Defense Ministry claims over 100 drones simultaneously attacked Russia and occupied Crimea
Russia and occupied Crimea were massively struck by drones, with possible attacks reported on the Ilya oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, as well as targets in Yeysk and occupied Sevastopol, Russian authorities claimed on June 21.
21 June 2024, 11:21 AM
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Russian industry delivers new Su-34 fighter jets to army
Russian state corporation Rostec announced that it has delivered another batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which were transferred to the troops after final testings, Rostec reported on June 17.
17 June 2024, 04:30 PM
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Russia intercepts 28 UAVs in several areas
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted and destroyed 28 drones over Belgorod and Rostov oblasts, Krasnodar Krai, occupied Crimea, and the Azov Sea on June 7, according to a Telegram report.
7 June 2024, 04:25 PM
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Russia claims to have destroyed nearly 30 drones over four Russian oblasts and temporarily occupied Crimea
At least 28 drones were allegedly "intercepted" and "destroyed" over Russia's Belgorod and Rostov oblasts, Krasnodar Krai, temporarily occupied Crimea, and over the Azov Sea, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Telegram.
7 June 2024, 01:29 PM
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New defense minister Belousov balances religious zeal with political loyalty
Andrei Belousov, recently appointed by Vladimir Putin as Russia's defense minister, is described as a religious fanatic deeply loyal to the Russian leader, according to Ilya Rozhdestvensky, a correspondent for the Dossier Center, during an interview with Radio NV on May 23.
26 May 2024, 01:55 PM
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Purges in Russian Defense Ministry — what to expect
Newly appointed Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov is cleaning up corrupt staff who served under Shoigu, former Russian MP Ilya Ponomarev said in an interview with NV Radio on May 21, commenting on the dismissal of Shoigu's deputy Yuri Sadovenko.
22 May 2024, 06:01 PM
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Russia backs down on Baltic Sea border changes, decree removed after outrage – Bloomberg
A draft resolution on the expansion of Russia's territorial waters in the Baltic Sea has been removed from the website of the Russian Defense Ministry, Bloomberg reported on May 22.
22 May 2024, 05:14 PM
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Russians claim shooting down dozens of drones and ATACMS missiles over Crimea and Krasnodar Krai
Russian air defense allegedly destroyed 60 drones over two oblasts of Russia, as well as one drone and nine ATACMS missiles over occupied Crimea, their Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on May 19.
19 May 2024, 12:34 PM
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Russia alleges interception of 11 UAVs across five regions, including occupied Crimea
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the "interception" and "destruction" of 11 UAVs over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula oblasts, as well as in the temporarily occupied Crimea on May 16, its Telegram message reads.
16 May 2024, 11:07 AM
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Russia claims to have downed drones overnight over 4 Russian oblasts and temporarily occupied Crimea
Russia claims to have "intercepted and eliminated" 11 drones over four Russian territories and temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Telegram on May 16.
16 May 2024, 10:01 AM
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Another top official arrested in Russian Defense Ministry bribery purge
General Yuriy Kuznetsov, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's personnel department, was arrested on charges of taking a large-scale bribe, the Russian opposition news outlet Meduza reported on May 14.
14 May 2024, 06:04 PM
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Kremlin views Shoigu's shift to Security Council Secretary as lateral move, not a demotion, says Peskov
The Kremlin does not consider Sergei Shoigu's new position as secretary of the Russian Security Council to be a demotion from his previous job as defense minister, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the news agency Interfax on May 14.
14 May 2024, 05:33 PM
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Russian missile causes collapse of Belgorod building — OSINT analysts
A Russian munition, not a Ukrainian one, destroyed a section of a high-rise apartment building in Belgorod, Russia, Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) reported on May 13.
13 May 2024, 06:10 PM
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Putin’s Defense Minister swap seen as move to prolong war in Ukraine — Lithuanian President
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's decision to replace Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with Andrey Belousov is part of a strategy to prolong the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said, the web portal Delfi reported on May 12.
13 May 2024, 04:54 PM
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Explosion triggers fatal collapse in Belgorod, Russia — video
A video captured the nearly immediate collapse of a section of a high-rise apartment building following a ground-level explosion in Belgorod, Russia, was posted on social media on May 12.
12 May 2024, 04:55 PM
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Russia claims ATACMS strikes on occupied Crimea
ATACMS missiles allegedly struck objects in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram on May 4.
4 May 2024, 11:37 AM
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Putin counters Shoigu’s influence by elevating ex-bodyguard-turned-governor Dyumin, ISW reports
Vladimir Putin appears to have tellingly renewed his favor for his former bodyguard, Tula Oblast Governor Alexei Dyumin, according to the latest report of the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War released on May 2.
3 May 2024, 12:35 PM
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FSB questions Defense Ministry's Tsalikov in major bribery scandal
Russia's First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov has been questioned by the FSB in relation to a bribery case involving Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, as per a May 1 update from the British Defense Ministry.
1 May 2024, 06:41 PM
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Deputy Defense Minister's arrest marks Russian MoD's gravest scandal in more than a decade - British Intel
The recent arrest of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has rocked the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), marking the most significant scandal since the dismissal of former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in November 2012 over corruption charges, according to a British MoD intelligence update on April 25.
25 April 2024, 02:31 PM
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister held on suspected treason, not just corruption
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested on charges of high treason, not merely corruption as initially reported, according to two independent sources cited by the Russian news outlet Vazhnye Istorii on April 24.
24 April 2024, 04:04 PM

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