Tag: Russian Federation

Russian Federation President Putin has promoted Lieutenant General Andrey Mordichev to Colonel-General. Mordichev now will stand at the same rank as the commanders of the Western and Southern Military Districts, most likely not due to exemplary service in his role as the commander of the Central Grouping of Forces. However,...

Update (2111 EST): Russian military bloggers are reporting that the explosion occurred near the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District on Budonnovisky Porspekt, one block over from Pushkinskaya Ulitsa. At approximately 2035 EST, initial reports indicated a large explosion and car fire of Pushkin street, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation. By...

According to both Ukrainian and Russian sources, a Russian Army Tactical Aviation Mi-8 helicopter is now in the hands of the Ukrainian military. The first publication to report on this incident was Censor who quoted several Russian and Ukrainian military bloggers on the incident that happened about two weeks...

According to Russian state-owned media, a positive identification of Anthrax in Paninskiy District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia, has prompted a state of emergency declaration. The report reads below: “In the Paninsky district of the Voronezh region, a focus of anthrax was discovered. Because of this, a state of emergency was introduced...

According to Russian state-owned media, U.S. citizen Gene Spector, has been charged with espionage after being convicted of a bribery scheme. Their report reads below: “The Lefortovo Court of Moscow has taken into custody on charges of espionage a native of Russia, a US citizen, Gene (Evgeny) Spector, who was previously...

Today, the Russian Federation held its annual primary Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ceremony took 2 hours and began with President Putin departing Peter and Paul Fortress onboard his presidential review yacht. The Admiralty Navy Band and the presidential guard honor platoon oversaw his departure. President...