Military of Russia

Armenia has declared its intention to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a defense alliance formed in 1992 among former Soviet republics with Russia at its core. The CSTO currently comprises Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Armenia.

Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, Deputy Chief of the Russian Army's General Staff, has been apprehended in Moscow, as reported by "Kommersant." He is now a suspect in a criminal investigation linked to alleged fraudulent activities.

Since the failure of the "Wagner" paramilitary group rebellion, top Russian generals have not appeared in public, writes Reuters.

Ukraine's main intelligence agency has advised Russians not to attend the May 9 military parade and to stay away from military equipment in general.

This also applies to other days of the year, the authorities in Kyiv ironically emphasize.

Russian Armed Forces army general and Commander of the Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, was first asked about the concern of Russian citizens regarding the situation on the battlefield today. "In general, the situation in the special military operation zone could be described as tense. The enemy does not give up trying to attack the positions of Russian troops", he pointed out.

As stated in the report, Russian military mobilization continues to face challenges and public indignation, so Putin will try to place Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as main "scapegoat".

The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet - the missile cruiser "Moskva" (Moscow) has sunk, said the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The military said the cruiser sank while being towed to a port in the Black Sea. The ship lost stability due to damage to the hull caused by an explosion of ammunition and a fire on board on the night of 13 to 14 April.

In fulfillment of the mission of the Armed Forces "Contribution to National Security in Peacetime" from 20.00 on November 1, 2021 over 350 servicemen with more than 40 units of equipment from the Land Forces provide assistance to the Ministry of Interior for the protection of Bulgarians - the Greek and the Bulgarian-Turkish state border.

The video shows a unit of Marines from the Russian destroyer "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" disembarking on the cargo ship "Lucija" and inspecting the vessel, reports the Russian agency TASS.
As the Russian Ministry of Defense announced earlier, the ship "Lucija" under the flag of Panama, which was going from Togo to Cameroon, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.

Japanese Air Defense Forces activated fighter jets due to the take-off of Russian and Chinese helicopters from the decks of military warships, this was stated by Deputy Secretary General of the Government Yoshihiko Ishizaki.