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Topic: Russian military

‘Global order maker’ & a ‘disruptor’: China-Russia combo ‘powerful threat to West’—Australian think tank

ASPI report says 'no-limits' partnership between the countries is advancing geo-economic fragmentation, accelerating Beijing’s military modernisation with Moscow’s operational knowledge.

Top Russian general killed in scooter blast day after Ukraine said he ‘ordered use of chemical weapons’

Head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed when device hidden in scooter exploded Tuesday.

Moscow widens anti-corruption drive in military, dy chief of staff & senior officials arrested

Russian authorities graft probe in armed forces kicked up a notch with arrest of dy head of army’s general staff on bribery charges. Number of senior officials arrested now five.

Russia says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war killed in plane crash, lawmaker claims Kyiv ‘shot it down’

Russian state media says the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane was shot down near Belgorod on Ukrainian border. Ukraine says it’s looking into claims the plane was carrying PoWs.

Russian military showing cracks within. Rise of two private army leaders proves that

Extra-legal PMCs are crucial to Russia due to their grey zone status. But Chechen leader Kadyrov and PMC Wagner's Prigozhin might be aiming bigger.

Vladlen Tatarsky: Ukraine-born Russian blogger killed in cafe blast was pro-Putin, cheered war on Ukraine

Vladlen Tatarsky, a Russian pro-war blogger, had nearly 6 lakh Telegram followers. At an event organised by Putin last year, he called for 'killing all Ukrainans'.

Russian mercenary group Wagner battle Ukrainian resistance in salt mining town Soledar

Russian commanders have made the capture of Soledar a key objective in a campaign to take the nearby strategic city of Bakhmut and Ukraine's larger eastern Donbas region.

Putin says Russian farmers drafted into military, signals risks for 2023 crop

The announcement of Russia's first public mobilisation since World War II for its 'special military operation' in Ukraine, has triggered a rush for the border by eligible men.

Russia lures foreigners with citizenship if they fight in Ukraine, hires mercenaries, convicts

Meanwhile, the international community has slammed plans by separatist regions in Ukraine to hold referendums, calling it an attempt to divert attention from Russia’s battle reversals.

Four implications of a Russian defeat in Ukraine—one affects India the most

For Indian foreign policy, a weakened Russia is a mixed bag: it is likely to be more beholden to Beijing, but its support to China in the Indo-Pacific would matter less.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.