Russian Air Force

Highly-Decorated Russian General Who Once Criticised Putin Found Dead

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Highly-Decorated Russian General Who Once Criticised Putin Found Dead

Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov was found dead at his home. A former Russian air commander, who once criticised President Vladimir Putin for running a “third-rate” air force, has been found dead at his home in Stavropol region, according to a report in Newsweek. The body of Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov, the former commander of the … Read more

Russian Air Force Protecting Strategic Bombers With Car Tires

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Russian Air Force Protecting Strategic Bombers With Car Tires

Photo: Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images (iStock by Getty Images) The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a horrific conflict that has unleashed devastation across large swaths of Europe’s second-largest country. The war has also left the Russian Armed Forces struggling to protect its aging collection of irreplaceable military vehicles and material from Ukrainian attacks. Now. the … Read more