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The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for Russia's chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. The court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in March...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov for alleged war crimes during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The ICC stated they were responsible for missile...

Ukrainian forces have halted a Russian advance in Vovchansk, a key northeastern town near the Russian border, according to Kyiv. However, Moscow insists it has sufficient resources to continue its offensive. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy acknowledge...

​The appointment comes after Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov as the country's defense minister in place of Shoigu, who has served in the post for years. The reshuffle comes as Putin starts his fifth presidential term and as the war in Ukra...

In a meeting with Russia's top military officials on Wednesday, Shoigu emphasised the imperative to enhance the volume, quality, and speed of arms production. He also instructed for the repair of units stationed on the front lines in Ukraine's easte...

At a meeting with the top military command for Moscow's fight in Ukraine, the chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, who is in charge of the operation, delivered a report to Shoigu, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.

The two ministers were attending a meeting in Kazakhstan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a security grouping that includes Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, has tried to send a "business as usual" message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. But the widening scandal looks bad for him too, and is seen as a push by a rival clan to dilute his power.

Russian security services detained Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of accepting major bribes, marking the highest-profile corruption case since Russia's intervention in Ukraine in February 2022. Ivanov faces charges under a statute...

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced plans to escalate attacks on Ukrainian storage bases holding Western weapons. Shoigu claimed Russia has challenged the perceived superiority of Western arms and seized the initiative along the 1,000 ...

Italy's defense minister emphasized the importance of keeping communication open with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Guido Crosetto's comments come after French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu's recent phone call with Russian Defens...

The Russian military on Monday said its forces had taken control of the Avdiivka coke and chemical plant and had raised a Russian flag on the building. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday named the plant as the last pocket of Ukrainia...

Russia has made extensive use of drones in the course of the almost two year-long military campaign in Ukraine, but has often had to rely on cheap Iranian-made Shahed drones. "The production capacities that have been created allow us to complete mos...

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced an increase in the production of air defence missiles in response to "key issues" that need addressing, according to video footage released by the defence ministry. This move comes amid drone attacks...

Russian forces, despite minimal visible front movement in 2023, persist in intensifying assaults on Ukraine's eastern front. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated troops are strategically advancing, expanding control zones and weakening Ukrainian ca...

Surovikin was believed to have had close ties with Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, who mounted a rebellion in June seeking the dismissal of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov. Prigozhin...

State TV showed Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu talking to Putin about the exercise. The same Kremlin statement said a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile had been fired from a test site in Russia's far east, that a nuclear-powered submarine had ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit between the two leaders. The meeting, held at Russia's spaceport in the Far East, highlighted the alignment of interests between the two ...

A recipient of Russia's top military award, Sergei Surovikin is the most senior Russian military figure to lose his job over the June 23-34 mutiny, which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war.