In a new report, iStories revealed that the Budyonny Military Academy in St. Petersburg refuses to let its cadets drop out. One now-former cadet told iStories that his withdrawal request was ignored. He said at least 20 classmates have…
Category: 1. Russia
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America’s ‘force posture adjustment’ in Europe, and how Russia lost Nyash-Myash It’s October 29, 2025. Here are two stories worth your attention.
The U.S. military to Europe: Don’t call it a withdrawal!
The thousand-odd U.S. soldiers who rotated out of Romania last month won’t be replaced, Bucharest revealed on Wednesday. The withdrawal follows months of signals from the Trump…
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Netflix’s A House of Dynamite sounds the nuclear alarm, but how worried should we be?
As a teenager in the 1980s, I was shown a BBC drama in school called Threads that depicted the impact of a nuclear strike on a city in northern England. Threads is a brutal vision of a terrifying reality that I imagine haunted many people in…
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Death Toll in Russian Artillery Ammo Plant Blast Rises to 23
The death toll from a blast at a military factory in central Russia’s Chelyabinsk region earlier this month has risen to 23, authorities said Wednesday after completing search and rescue…
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to cope with Russian reconnaissance groups – BI
The Ukrainian armed forces are “panicking” over the inconspicuous movements of Russian sabotage groups, according to Business Insider (BI).
“Guided by drones, small Russian reconnaissance groups move…
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‘Zeroed out’ How Russian army officers are executing their own men — and getting away with it — Meduza
Russian soldiers on the front line aren’t just dying in combat with Ukrainian troops — many are being killed by their own commanders. In a new investigation, the outlet Verstka identified 101 servicemen accused of involvement in field…
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Putin Says Sarmat Nuclear Missile ’Not Yet Deployed,’ Walking Back Past Claims
President Vladimir Putin has admitted on Wednesday that Russia’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-28 Sarmat, is not yet on combat duty, but vowed that it would be deployed…
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Belarus will put Oreshnik on duty in December 2025
Natalya Eismont, press secretary for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, told RIA Novosti about plans to put the Russian Oreshnik medium-range missile system on combat duty in December 2025.
“Yes, I…
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“Burevestnik” capable of bypassing US “Golden Dome” – WSJ
The Russian Burevestnik cruise missile is capable of overcoming the American Golden Dome missile defence system, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“The new missile could pose a potential threat to…
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Putin Says Russia Tests New, Nuclear-Capable Remote Torpedo Dubbed ‘Doomsday Machine’
Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered long-range remote torpedo, President Vladimir Putin said, a weapon that some experts have dubbed a “doomsday machine.”
The October 29 announcement came days after Putin and Russia’s top…
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