European nations are constructing a defensive wall along NATO's eastern frontier as Western intelligence agencies warn Russia ...
The new lines of defense come as Russia prepares for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, and are concentrated in and around Crimea and key cities.
The conflict with Ukraine has been rapidly destroying Russia's tanks, and it seems as though the country can't keep up with the destruction. By the fall of 2024, over 9,000 tanks and infantry vehicles ...
By strapping shipping containers to its tanks, Russia apparently hopes to improve protection against drones—but the resulting vehicles seem highly impractical for battlefield use.
Tanks are becoming steel porcupines in the latest round of improvised armor upgrades in Ukraine. First seen on Russian vehicles, bizarre ‘Dread’ armor with arrays of metal rods or spikes is now being ...
Three main types of Russian main battle tank (MBT) have come to dominate Russia’s fleet in very different proportions compared with the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February ...
Estonia has begun expanding its physical defenses along the eastern frontier, marking a new stage in how the Baltic region is ...
Landmines, ‘dragon’s teeth,’ and now the deployment of a permanent German tank brigade in Lithuania may be enough to deter Russia from launching an invasion into the Suwalki Gap. The “aitvaras” is a ...
Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev promised he could seize Grozny with a single parachute regiment in two hours. On New Year's Eve 1994, his army instead drove into a meticulously planned ambush ...
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement in January 2024 to beef up protection along their land borders with Russia and Moscow's key ally, Belarus. Estonia said at the ...