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Rosenberg: Putin's military purge echoes Prigozhin's call to act
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoMr Putin's long-standing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was replaced earlier this month [EPA] When...
Putin fires No. 2 at Russia’s Defense Ministry after ousting Sergi Shoigu from top military spot
The Washington Times· 6 days agoRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked the country’s deputy defense minister, a week...
Russian general who criticized equipment shortages in Ukraine is arrested on bribery charges
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoPresident Vladimir Putin dismissed Shoigu as defense minister on May 12, appointing him head of the national security council.
Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
WSYR 9 Syracuse· 4 days agoIt began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the...
Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
KLAS Las Vegas· 4 days agoMOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of the Russian military general staff has been arrested on charges of...
Russian defence ministry officers arrested in war machine retune
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was charged with corruption in April it was clear that his...
New defense minister Belousov balances religious zeal with political loyalty
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAndrei Belousov, recently appointed by Vladimir Putin as Russia's defense minister, is described as...
Russia arrests another general on bribery charges
Al Jazeera· 4 days agoMarking the fourth arrest of a high-ranking military official in a month, Russia has detained Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, deputy head of the...
US says Russia launched antisatellite weapon into space; Moscow shrugs off ‘fake news’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA top Russian official on Wednesday denied U.S. claims that Moscow had launched a weapon into...
Optimistic About the War in Ukraine, Putin Unleashes a Purge at Home
New York Times· 1 day agoDespite years of criticism, President Vladimir V. Putin has only now changed his defense minister...