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How one officer class offers a glimpse into Russia's military amid Ukraine warIn 2016, a new class of officers graduated from the Ryazan paratroop academy in Russia, symbolizing President Vladimir Putin's commitment t...17 Jan, 2024, 05.18 PM IST- Who is Russia's 'General Armageddon' Sergei Surovikin, missing since mutiny?Russia had just been routed in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Within a month, he had ordered a withdrawal from the west bank of the Dnipr...23 Aug, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
- General who led Syrian bombing is new face of Russian warBald and fierce-looking, Gen. Sergei Surovikin was put in charge of Russian forces in Ukraine on Oct. 8 after what has so far been a falter...21 Oct, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
- Why Russia's missiles on Ukraine have limited impactThe strikes - denounced in the West for deliberately hitting civilian targets - have been hailed by hawks in Moscow as a turning point that...12 Oct, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
- Why Russia's missiles on Ukraine have limited impactThe strikes - denounced in the West for deliberately hitting civilian targets - have been hailed by hawks in Moscow as a turning point that...11 Oct, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
- View: Russia’s brutality in Ukraine has roots in earlier conflicts“Massive devastation and collateral fatalities among the civilian population are acceptable in order to limit one’s own casualties,” Alexei...19 Mar, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
- View: The world needs fewer Putins and more Clarissa WardsThen there is the image of the Russian president holding a Kremlin conference with those conducting the war against Ukraine, of him sitting...09 Mar, 2022, 06.36 PM IST
- Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon saysAccording to the Wall Street Journal, US officials said that Russia, which launched an invasion into its Eastern European neighbor on Febru...08 Mar, 2022, 07.41 AM IST
- Fears of Grozny and Aleppo haunt Ukrainian citiesImages of devastation from the Ukrainian cities like Mariupol, Chernihiv and Kharkiv bring back memories of the bloody sieges of Aleppo in ...06 Mar, 2022, 03.43 PM IST
- What are thermobaric weapons? And why should they be banned?Thermobaric weapons are generally deployed as rockets or bombs, and they work by releasing fuel and explosive charges. Different fuels can ...03 Mar, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
- Once a fugitive, this billionaire aims to be Russia's Jeff BezosMany pronouncing his commercial death. But they underestimated the shrewdness, charm and connections that made the wily tycoon a negotiator...04 May, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
- Attack in Pakistan a chilling reminder of Beslan school siegeTTP claimed that 6 suicide bombers attacked army school, saying it was a revenge for Pak army's ops against militants in North Waziristan t...16 Dec, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
- 2 women arrested for Burdwan blast in West BengalThe blast took place around noon, and neighbours initially thought that it was either a pressure cooker or an LPG cylinder that had explode...06 Oct, 2014, 09.59 AM IST
- Did Boston bombers have ties to al-Qaeda-linked groups?Chechen extremists pose a greater threat to Russia than they do to the US, counter-terrorism specialists say, though some of the groups hav...21 Apr, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- Russia kills Moscow metro attacks mastermindRussian security forces on Saturday killed a top militant suspected of organising the deadly attacks on the Moscow metro and who was report...21 Aug, 2010, 06.42 PM IST
- 'Black widows' suspected in Moscow twin blasts'Black widows' are women who lost their husbands in Chechen wars.30 Mar, 2010, 03.19 PM IST
- Chechen leader Basayev killedRussia’s most wanted man, Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, was killed during an overnight operation by special forces, the state securi...11 Jul, 2006, 03.11 AM IST
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