The Kyiv Independent’s Alisa Yurchenko investigates why China is buying Russian weapons, what Moscow gains from the deal, and what the deepening Russia–China military cooperation could mean for future ...

On 4 February 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is due to expire. If it does, it will mark the first ...

An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat ...

Given the massive scale of Russian and Chinese strike drone production, the U.S. needs more interceptors in the price range ...

China is sending tools to help Russia build its nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that Vladimir Putin is using to threaten ...

The decision to premiere the system in Riyadh underscores Rosoboronexport's continued interest in Middle Eastern markets.

Russia has sentenced American Charles Zimmerman to five years in prison for illegally transporting weapons, a court said, ...

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, ...

January 6, 2026: In Ukraine the Russian October air campaign was one of the most intense so far. Russia used over 5,000 Shahed drones, 74 cruise missiles, and 148 ballistic missiles. The targets were ...

Chuck Zimmerman, 58, was handed a 5-year sentence by a court in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi after a firearm was found ...

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, ‍who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, ​Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, were killed outside an ​apartment building ⁠in ...