and former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, will also join the commission that Putin helms, according to a presidential decree published on Friday. “Siloviki,” the Russian term for people in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's high-level military purge of his top officials continued on Thursday with the arrest of the country's former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov. Russia's ...

The arrests began shortly before Putin replaced long-time defense minister Sergei Shoigu with an economist, Andrei Belousov. Analysts suggest the arrests are a sign that the most egregious ...

Vladimir Putin ... deputy minister in June. The MoD said her new job is a prominent role that's "elevated above ordinary deputy defence minister" and involves overseeing the Russian defense ...

Putin ordered another official expansion of 170,000 troops, bringing the total to 1.32 million. Russia’s casualty numbers remain shrouded in secrecy. In September 2022, Russian Defense Minister ...

Ukraine's surprise assault on Russia earlier this month has weakened Vladimir Putin's grip over Russia, the Defence Secretary has said. In an article for The Telegraph, John Healey said the ...

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius shrugged off Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat of retaliation should Western allies allow Ukraine to use their long-range missiles to strike targets ...

Israeli defense minister declares start of "new phase" of war as army turns attention to northern front with Lebanon JERUSALEM -- Israeli defense minister declares start of "new phase" of war as ...