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New defense minister Belousov balances religious zeal with political loyalty
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAndrei Belousov, recently appointed by Vladimir Putin as Russia's defense minister, is described as...
Rosenberg: Russian President Putin's military purge echoes Prigozhin's call to act
BBC News· 3 days agoWhen one top defence official is arrested in Russia, that’s interesting. The latest senior military...
Russian defence ministry officers arrested in war machine retune
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoWhen deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was charged with corruption in April it was clear that his...
Russian general who criticized equipment shortages in Ukraine is arrested on bribery charges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Vladimir Putin dismissed Shoigu as defense minister on May 12, appointing him head of the national security council.
As Russian losses in Ukraine hit 500,000, Putin buries future demographic risks at home
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAccording to Ukraine's General Staff, over half a million Russian soldiers were either killed or...
Optimistic About the War in Ukraine, Putin Unleashes a Purge at Home
New York Times· 5 hours agoDespite years of criticism, President Vladimir V. Putin has only now changed his defense minister...
Putin fires No. 2 at Russia’s Defense Ministry after ousting Sergi Shoigu from top military spot
The Washington Times· 5 days agoRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked the country’s deputy defense minister, a week...
Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoIt began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. This week, two more senior...
Putin appoints another economist as deputy Russian defence minister
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoPutin sprang a surprise last week by removing defence minister Sergei Shoigu and replacing him with...
Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
FOX 16 Little Rock· 3 days agoMOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of the Russian military general staff has been arrested on charges of...