Russia invades Ukraine after Putin’s declaration
Russia has launched a military operation on neighbouring Ukraine while President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-dawn TV statement.
Russia News
Bilateral Relations
Land
Russia Withdraws Some Troops From Ukrainian Border
Russia’s defence ministry says some troops positioned on the border with Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills.
Regional / Strategy
Russia Deployed its S-400 Battalion in Belarus
Russian S-400 battalion deployed in Belarus amid tensions. Eastern Military District's Air Force enhances defence capacities.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Russia Completes Its Biggest Naval Base in The Black Sea
Russia is completing the creation of a new naval base in the Black Sea. The main stage of its construction in Novorossiysk was completed.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Russia's Navals Exercise in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
Russian navy will conduct one of its biggest naval exercises in recent years, where Russian fleets will gather in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Russia, Iran, and China to hold Joint Naval exercises
According to media reports on Tuesday, China, Russia, and Iran will perform a joint maritime exercise, citing the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
Air
Modernisation
Russia’s New Blackjack Tu-160M on its Maiden Flight
Cold War Era legend “White Swan” Soviet Tu-160M Blackjack supersonic strategic bomber has flown as a new production batch.
Air
Tu-142 will continue Arctic and Atlantic Patrol
Russia's Northern Fleet said that the Tu-142 Bear anti-submarine aircraft would continue its flights to the North Pole and Atlantic in 2022.
Space
Russia’s Angara A5 Rocket failed at final Demonstration
Russia launched its third and final demonstration flight of the Angara A5 rocket. The rocket crashed to the ground and failed at final demonstration missionç
Space
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Russia’s anti-ICBM S-550 Air Defence Systems Enters Service
Russia’s new S-550 anti-ICBM (Inter-Continental Range Ballistic Missiles) air defence system has successfully passed state trials and entered combat service.
Air
Iran is interested in Russian Su-35s
Iran and Russia will likely sign a 20-year, $10 billion defence cooperation agreement that may include the purchase of Su-35 fighters and S-400 missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Russia Launchs Borei-A Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Sevmash Shipyard has launched the Russian navy's new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
Air
Indonesia Abandons Russia switching to French or U.S.
The Indonesian Air Force to modernise its military equipment amid increasing tensions with China over the South China Sea.
Bilateral Relations
Russia Fires Submarine-Launched Kalibr Cruise Missile
Russia’s Kilo-class submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky launched a 3M-54 Kalibr missile and hit a coastal target around 1,000 km away on the Sea of Japan.
