Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has claimed that nearly 410,000 people have voluntarily joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces in 2025. Source: Russian media outlets, citing the Kremlin on social media Quote: "We've overfulfilled this year's recruitment plan.

On December 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the downing of Ukrainian anti-ship Neptune missiles during an attempted attack on the territory of the Russian Federation."Air defense systems (air defense — Ed.

Russia disclosed several new figures on Wednesday, including how much it's specifically spent on the war and how many soldiers it hired in 2025.

EADaily, December 12th, 2025. The Russian Ministry of Defense has initiated the formation of defense headquarters on the territory of constituent entities and municipalities of the Russian Federation for the period of the introduction of martial law in them.

The Russian army has hit enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Ukraine, as well as energy, transport and warehouse infrastructure facilities. This was announced on December 21 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russia is now arming its drones with Soviet-era air-to-air missiles to hunt Ukrainian aircraft, Kyiv said.

Russian personnel with links to the country’s military and security services have engaged in spying in European waters while working covertly on ships carrying Russian oil, Western and Ukrainian intelligence sources exclusively told CNN.

Three major areas of strategic concern were discussed in Delhi: defense purchases, nuclear power generation and space technology.

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday called reports of private firms meeting Russian officials "baseless," clarifying the delegation included only ministry officials.

President Vladimir Putin said he’s willing to discuss bringing Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end, even as he ruled out changes sought by Kyiv and Europe to a US peace plan drawn up with Moscow.