MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that cooperation with Syria was developing very actively and that Moscow was discussing with Damascus a "possible reformatting" ...

June 10 (Reuters) - A former commander of Russian troops in Syria was named to head the country's aerospace forces, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. A ministry statement said Lieutenant ...

When the Soviet Union collapsed, its military entered a period of dramatic decline. Defense spending crashed, millions of personnel left the armed forces, warships were abandoned, aircraft fell into ...

Colonel-General Aleksandr Chaiko at a ceremony in Syria in November 2022. (Russian Ministry of Defense) Colonel-General Aleksandr Chaiko has been appointed commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS) ...

Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party. He was ousted in December 2024 by ...

President Vladimir Putin reported in June 2025 that 95% of Russia's nuclear forces were equipped with modern weapons TASS-FACTBOX. From May 19-21, 2026, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting an ...