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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [ a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. It is organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces —two independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces ), [ 10] and the Special Operations Forces Command.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 23 August 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years and 6 months) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list of ...
The Russian Ground Forces, [ a] also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces . The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, and the defeat of enemy troops. The President of Russia is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed ...
August 17, 2024 at 8:53 AM. Ukraine's military says it is continuing to advance in Russia's Kursk region [Getty Images] Ukrainian troops are "strengthening" positions in captured territory in ...
At least two Su-27 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [10] [11] [12] Sukhoi Su-30 Russia: Jet: Multirole: 2012: 110+ 110+ 91 Su-30SM and 19 Su-30M2 in service as of 2022 [1] [4] [13] and new deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024. [14] [15] As of 28 May 2024 at least 11 Su-30SM have been lost in the Russian Invasion ...
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. [ 2]
The challenge for U.S. and NATO vis-à-vis Russia is the creation of credible deterrence with a plan for a de-escalatory sequence, including a reduction in inflammatory rhetoric, Russian troop withdrawals from the Russo-Ukrainian border, renewed Donbas peace talks, as well as a temporary halt on military exercises at the Black and Baltic Seas ...
By June 2022, Russia had not achieved air superiority, having lost around 165 of its combat aircraft over Ukraine which amounted to approximately 10% of its frontline combat strength. Western commentators noted the qualitative and quantitative advantages the Russian Air Force had over its Ukrainian counterpart, but attributed the poor ...