Moscow, Sep 16 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to increase the number of the Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel, according to a decree published on the official website for legal information on Monday.
Pingtan (China), Sept 16 (UNI) Russia''s Petr Rikunov pulled away to win the men''s elite group title on Monday at the Pingtan International Cycling Race.
Moscow, Sep 15 (UNI) Russian air defense systems eliminated 29 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Kursk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga and Rostov regions overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
London, Sep 13 (UNI) The UK Royal Navy shadowed Russian vessels while the Royal Air Force (RAF) intercepted two Russian aircraft, the UK Defence Ministry said in a statement.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Forty-five Indian nationals recruited by the Russian Army for fighting on the Ukraine war front have returned home so far, and India is striving for the return of 50-odd Indians who are still with the Russian Army, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
Washington, Sep 10 (UNI) The United States will impose sanctions on Russian and Iranian individuals and entities allegedly involved in the delivery of weapons and components for drones and ballistic missiles, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Sep 10 (UNI) Russian forces have intercepted and destroyed 144 Ukrainian drones across nine of the country''s regions on Tuesday, the Russian defence ministry said.
Moscow, Sep 10 (UNI) Russia''s Yug (South) group of forces has eliminated up to 715 Ukrainian service people over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Sep 10 (UNI) Over the night, Russian air defence shot down 14 drones in the urban districts of Podolsk, Ramenskoye, Lyubertsy, Domodedovo and Kolomna, Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Tuesday.
Riyadh/New Delhi, Sep 9 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting the Saudi capital, on Monday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Brazilian FM Mauro Vieira, on the sidelines of the GCC meeting.
Tehran, Sep 8 (UNI) Iran recently gave short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the conflict against Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the intelligence, completing a delivery that US and Western officials had warned about for almost a year.
Moscow, Sep 5 (UNI) Residents of the border regions of the Russian Federation are suffering from terrorist attacks from Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Paris, Sep 2 (UNI) The Russian Embassy in Paris told Sputnik on Monday that it did not receive any appeals from Telegram founder Pavel Durov or his representatives.
Vladivostok, Sept 2 (UNI) The bodies of all 22 victims in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in Russia''s Kamchatka region have been found, local officials said on Monday.
Brussels, Aug 30 (UNI) Allowing Ukraine to use EU weapons to strike Russia''s territory does not mean entering into a war with Moscow, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The second meeting of the Joint Russian-Indian Commission on the Cooperation in the Field of Emergency Management was held in Moscow, Russia on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) signed a MoU with Russian University to work in the field of research and higher studies here on Tuesday.
Moscow, Aug 27 (UNI) Russia''s Yug (South) group of forces has repelled one counterattack and eliminated up to 780 Ukrainian service people over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Aug 27 (UNI) A new small missile corvette under Project 22800 Amur, also known as the "Karakurt-Class," has been commissioned into the Russian Navy, Russia''s Defence Ministry announced on Monday.
Kyiv, Aug 25 (UNI) Ukraine wants to launch a "demonstration attack" against targets near Moscow or St. Petersburg using UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles to "prompt a reassessment in the Kremlin," although the United States has not supported the plan so far, The Guardian reported on Sunday, citing senior officials in Kiev.
Paris, Aug 25 (UNI) The Russian Embassy in Paris told Sputnik on Sunday that it had asked the French authorities to explain the detention of Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
Moscow, Aug 24 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin heard reports on the progress of the special military operation and efforts to repel the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region, during a phone call with the command of the united grouping of troops, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Washington, Aug 23 (UNI) Washington has threatened to impose sanctions on countries allowing Russian banks to open local branches on their territories, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told the Financial Times.
Moscow, Aug 23 (UNI) Snipers of the Russian National Guard in the Volgograd Region killed four prisoners who took colony employees hostage, security forces told Sputnik on Friday.