http://www.mail.com/organizations/1495512-russian-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1495512-russian-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html MOSCOW (AP) — Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been determined for the fire at the Chapaevsk military depot in the Samara re... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html 2013-06-18T21:25:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133824-putin-russias-naval-plans-mediterranean.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced on Thursday that it will keep a fleet of about dozen navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a move President Vladimir Putin said is needed to protect his country's national security. Putin said the plan should not be seen as saber rattling, but it comes as Moscow is serving as a key ally and arms supplier to Syrian President B... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133824-putin-russias-naval-plans-mediterranean.html 2013-06-06T16:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123276-russia-military-style-arrest-mayor-dagestan.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian security forces conducted a military-style operation to detain the powerful mayor of Dagestan's regional capital on murder charges Saturday, whisking him away in a helicopter to escape his private army of several hundred bodyguards, officials said. Said Amirov, the mayor of Makhachkala, is a legendary and colorful figure... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:17:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123276-russia-military-style-arrest-mayor-dagestan.html 2013-06-01T16:17:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105074-russia-wary-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. The statement by chief of Russia's military General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, appeared to signal the Kremlin's reluctance to negotiate a new nuclear arms deal with Wa... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105074-russia-wary-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html 2013-05-23T14:18:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html 2013-05-17T18:31:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918720-putin-calls-upgrade-russian-army.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country's top brass on Wednesday to drastically upgrade the armed forces in the next few years as part of response to attempts by the United States and NATO to "tip the strategic balance" in the world. In his address to Russia's defense ministry and top military officials, Putin said Russia is witnes... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918720-putin-calls-upgrade-russian-army.html 2013-02-27T13:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839758-russia-plan-massive-evacuation-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced for the first time Wednesday that it has evacuated families of its diplomats in Syria some time ago but said it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of tens of thousands of its citizens living in Syria. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also sought to play down the significance of pulling 77 Russian citizens out of Syria, s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839758-russia-plan-massive-evacuation-syria.html 2013-01-23T10:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837592-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-assad.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late. The operation has been relatively small-scale — involving fewer than 100 peo... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837592-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-assad.html 2013-01-23T01:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1820514-russian-soldiers-to-trade-foot-wraps-socks.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian official says it's time for the nation's soldiers to switch from foot wraps to socks. Since the late 17th century, Russian soldiers have been using wraps, rectangular strips of cloth that are carefully wrapped around their bare feet to prevent blisters from tall heavy boots with no laces. But Defense Minister Se... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1820514-russian-soldiers-to-trade-foot-wraps-socks.html 2013-01-14T21:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811156-russian-nuclear-submarine-enters-service.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy on Thursday hoisted its flag on a new nuclear powered submarine intended to form a key part of the country's future nuclear deterrent. It is part of an ambitious weapons modernization effort that comes as the military is preparing for a naval exercise off Syria's shores. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the war games in t... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811156-russian-nuclear-submarine-enters-service.html 2013-01-10T15:50:00Z