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The Freedom of Russia Legion [i] (FRL, Russian: Легион «Свобода России», romanized: Legion "Svoboda Rossii"; Ukrainian: Легіон «Свобода Росії», romanized: Lehion "Svoboda Rosii"; abbr. ЛСР, romanized: LSR), also called the Free Russia Legion, [12] [13] is a Ukrainian-based paramilitary unit of Russian citizens, which opposes the Russian regime of ...
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.
The Russian Liberation Army (German: Russische Befreiungsarmee; Russian: Русская освободительная армия, Russkaya osvoboditel'naya armiya, abbreviated as РОА, ROA, also known as the Vlasov army (Власовская армия, Vlasovskaya armiya) was a collaborationist formation, primarily composed of Russians, that fought under German command during World War II.
Ratnik ( Russian: Ратник; Warrior) is a Russian future infantry combat system. Some components, including the communication systems and night vision technologies, have extremely limited military distribution. It is designed to improve the connectivity and combat effectiveness of combat personnel in the Russian Armed Forces.
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 ...
Vostok 2018 ( Russian: Восток 2018, lit. 'East 2018' [ note 1][ 1]) was a large-scale Russian military exercise, held from 11 to 17 September 2018, throughout Siberia and the Russian Far East in the Eastern Military District. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The exercise involved units from the Army, Air Force and Navy. [ 5]
Michael Kofman (Russian: Михаил Кофман, romanized: Mikhail Kofman) is an American military analyst known for his expertise on the Russian Armed Forces.He is the director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA, fellow of the Center for a New American Security, and until 2021 was a fellow of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center.
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 ...