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Russia's economy is becoming more 'primitive' and war could push it to the same fate as the Soviet Union, says economist targeted by Moscow

Mon, 04/10/2023 - 10:09

Putin rides a train — Russian President Vladimir Putin rides a suburban train in Moscow, Russia, in November 2019.
Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Markets, MI Exclusive, Vladamir Putin, Russia, Russian Economy, Sanctions, Ukraine War

Russia is dusting off antique tanks from the 1940s, monitor group says, as its losses mount in Ukraine

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 11:36

Soviet soldiers march forward alongside T-54 tanks during a training exercise in October 1965. — Soviet soldiers march alongside T-54 tanks during a training exercise in October 1965.
AP Photo/Str

Military & Defense, News UK, Russia, urkaine, Tanks, soviet era, Soviet Union

Russia and Ukraine's deadliest battle is starting to look like Stalingrad 'without the importance,' expert says

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 14:08

Soviet soldiers in Stalingrad — Soviet soldiers on the attack in Stalingrad in February 1943.
RIA Novosti archive, image #44732/Zelma

Military & Defense, International, Ukraine, Russia, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Stalingrad

Putin's war in Ukraine is endangering Russia's centuries of great-power status

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 11:25

Russian President Vladimir Putin, surrounded by top military officers and officials — Russian President Vladimir Putin with senior military officers.
Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense Contributors, Military & Defense, 19fortyfive, News Contributor, Russia, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin

The US military once blasted airships with nukes on balloons to see if they could drop nuclear bombs on submarines and survive

Sat, 02/18/2023 - 08:00

A picture from nuclear tests, codenamed Stokes, involving airships in 1957 during Operation Plumbbob. — A picture from nuclear tests, codenamed Stokes, involving airships in 1957 during Operation Plumbbob.
National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Site Office

Military & Defense, News, Speed desk, Navy, Airships, Blimps, Nuclear

Here's how a wildly outgunned US Navy pilot outfoxed one of the Soviet Union's best jets, scoring a string of kills in a legendary dogfight

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 16:52

Close view of an F9F Panther jet touching down on the deck of the USS Oriskany, tail hook engaging the arresting wire, smoke coming from impact of tires. Nov. 1952. — A close view of an F9F Panther jet touching down on the deck of the USS Oriskany, tail hook engaging the arresting wire, smoke coming from impact of tires, in November 1952.
CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Military & Defense, F9F Panther, Soviet Union, Fighter Jets, US Navy

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