Contents tagged with Shoygu
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Russian Defense Minister Shoygu criticizes military contractor for failing to increase artillery production
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu has voiced dissatisfaction with the management of Uraltransmash, the Ural Transport Engineering Plant, over delays in meeting production schedules. During a visit to the company, responsible for producing self-propelled artillery, Shoygu emphasised the need to adhere to the planned timeline, which appears to be behind schedule.
Delays have been observed in Russia’s production of artillery systems, which came to light during Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu' …
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Russia to expand marine forces with creation of five new marine divisions and a brigade
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, announced on January 10 that Russia will form five marine divisions and one brigade. TASS news agency reported that the new units will be created in the "medium-term future".
"To enhance the combat capabilities of the marines as an individual branch of the Navy, it is planned in the medium-term perspective to reorganize the existing five marine brigades on the fleets into marine divisions, and the marine regiment of the …
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Russian Defense Minister visits North Korea
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu is on a three-day visit to North Korea, reports the Russian Defense Ministry.
The official purpose for the trip is Shoygu's participation "in the celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Patriotic Liberation War of 1950-1953."
"This visit will contribute to the strengthening of Russian-North Korean military ties and will be an important stage in the development of cooperation between the two countries," …
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Commander of Russia’s 58th Army fired for speaking out about problems at the front
Major General Ivan Popov said that he was removed from the post of commander of the Russian 58th Combined Arms Army, which is fighting in the south of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region. The audio recording of Popov's appeal to his subordinates was published by the Russian State Duma MP, Andrei Gurulev, who was also a commander of the 58th Army in the past.
In his message, Popov said that he was dismissed for because in his report to his commanders he "called a spade a spade", outlined …
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Russian defense minister threatens to strike ‘decision making centers in Ukraine’ if Crimea is attacked
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu threatened to carry out strikes on "decision-making centers" in Ukraine, if the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike at the occupied Crimea, reported the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
"According to our information, the leadership of the armed forces of Ukraine plans to carry out strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation, including Crimea, using HIMARS and Storm Shadow missiles," Shoygu said during the meeting of Russian military …
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Russia hands over to Belarus Iskander-M missiles capable of carrying nuclear payloads
Russia handed over to the Belarusian military the Iskander-M missile systems, which can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear payloads, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu.
"The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system has been transferred to the Belarusian Armed Forces. It can use missiles in both conventional and nuclear versions. On April 3, at one of the Russian training grounds, Belarusian crews began training to operate it to protect the Union State. The Russian …
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Prigozhin lashes out at Russian Defense Minister for not providing ammunition and weapons to Wagner PMC
A conflict is actively developing in the Russian military-political elite. The founder of the private military company the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, complains about the shortage of weapons and ammunition, and personally blames the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. The conflict between Wagner mercenaries and the Russian military leadership has been brewing for more than a month, but up until now Prigozhin preferred that subordinates publicly complain about the problems.
"The sh**t …
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Shoygu announces large-scale reform of Russian armed forces, wants to increase number of troops to 1.5 million
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced a large-scale reform of the Russian armed forces in order to fulfill the instruction of president Vladimir Putin to increase the number of troops from 1.15 million to 1.5 million people. "Ensuring the full military security of the state, protection of new subjects and critical facilities of the Russian Federation is possible only by strengthening the key structural components of the Armed Forces," Shoygu said at a meeting with his deputies, …
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Russian Chief of Staff Gerasimov appointed commander of Russian troops in Ukraine
The commander of the Russian joint group of forces of the "special operation" in Ukraine has changed, reports the Russian Defense Ministry. Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu appointed the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, to command the troops. Sergey Surovikin, who had previously headed the Russian troops in Ukraine, became deputy commander.
Commander of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Alexei Kim were Also, …
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Russian Defense Minister Shoygu wants to increase the size of Russian army to 1.5 million
The Russian Defense Ministry believes that Russia no longer has enough military to deter "enemies" outside the country. In this regard, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoygu, proposed several measures to increase the Russian army.
At an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry, Shoygu said that the conscription age has to be increased.
"When recruiting into the Armed Forces, gradually increase the age of conscription from 18 to 21 years, and raise the limit to 30 years," Shoygu …