The RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile was commissioned in 2011
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The RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile was commissioned in 2011
Russia has developed and successfully tested radio-electronic weapons systems unmatched anywhere in the world, RIA Novosti reports, citing the manufacturer.
United Russia’s support among voters is at its lowest point this year, according to an August poll by Russia’s top independent pollster the Levada Center, in what has already been an uneasy year for the governing party.
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Russia will not compete at next month’s Paralympics in Rio after losing an appeal against a ban imposed for state-sponsored doping.
The Russian military has announced the delivery of new air defence missiles to Crimea, in a move scheduled before the latest tension with Ukraine.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has visited the most northerly military base in Russia’s Arctic. RT gives you a sneak peak at the country’s stronghold in the vast snowy expanses of the north.