Featured in russianBYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareA Russian graveyard is filling up with bodies of Wagner Group mercenariesThe deal put forward to Russian criminals is pretty simple: If you join the Wagner Group to fight in Ukraine and survive at least six months, you get a pardon,… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 27, 2022ShareTOPHAT was the USA’s highest-ranking mole inside Soviet IntelligenceSometime in the late 1950s, a top officer and mole inside the Soviet Union’s military intelligence agency found himself disgusted with the way the leadership of the USSR conducted themselves…. BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeAug 21, 2022ShareThis Russian missile could be the last thing you ever seeWhile Russia likes to point to the “successes” of its state re-armament program, the fact is that many of the weapons have fallen well short of their touted potential. The T-14 is underfunded and probably overhyped. The Su-57 can’t be stealthy an… BYLogan NyeAug 21, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeAug 19, 2022ShareWhy this Russian helicopter is often the top ranked in the worldBest attack helicopter in the world? America built the first dedicated attack helicopter, the AH-1, and variants of it are still flying. So maybe that one? Or perhaps the MH-47s from Vietnam, highly modified cargo helicopters loaded with guns? Or Am… BYLogan NyeAug 19, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyMay 31, 2023ShareThe Gouzenko Affair was the most shocking Soviet defection to the WestGouzenko and his cipher skills were recalled to Moscow in 1944 and there was nothing his boss could do about it. BYTeam MightyMay 31, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizApr 2, 2022ShareCanadian sniper ‘Wali’ hilariously trolls Russians by posing with their rationsThe war in Ukraine has attracted many foreigners to join the fight against Russia. One notable fighter is a Canadian who goes by the war nickname ‘Wali,’ which means “protector”… BYMiguel OrtizApr 2, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyDec 28, 2021ShareRussian and British naval forces raced to find a downed jet with top secret techThe crash of a Royal Navy F-35B Lighting II sparked a race to find the jet’s remnants in November 2021. In the aftermath of the crash, the United Kingdom’s Navy… BYTeam MightyDec 28, 2021ShareBYSandboxxJun 10, 2021ShareGreen Berets and foreign weapons… Like kids in a candy storeOne of the perks of having a career in Special Operations units was the chance to be trained… BYSandboxxJun 10, 2021ShareBYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyJun 17, 2020ShareRussian military’s cathedral consecrated without mosaic featuring PutinRussian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has consecrated the main cathedral dedicated to the armed forces, built to mark Victory Day in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Religious leaders, Defense Minister Serg… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyJun 17, 2020ShareBYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareUS pilots’ close calls with Russian aircraft are likely to continue, experts sayThe U.S. Navy last week watched a single-seat Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E come within 25 feet of a P-8A P… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareBYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareHow the Navy helped make ‘Hunter Killer’The submarine thriller “Hunter Killer” (out now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital) had a long and complicated journey from book to screen. Based on the novel “Firing Point… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareBYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020ShareWhy Russia and Japan still haven’t signed a WW2 peace treatyWhen Japanese President Shinzo Abe addressed a packed audience at the Eastern Economic Forum in September 2018, held in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, he had a direct message for his host. He appealed to Vladimir Putin, like he does… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe man who set himself on fire to stop Russian tanksIn 1969, during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, a student protester set himself on fire and triggered mass protests across the country, slowing Russian consolidation and setting off a slow burn that would eventually consume the occupying fo… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareA top Russian officer wanted to duel opposition leaderLegal jockeying is continuing between a top Russian opposition leader and the chief of the country’s national guard, disappointing everyone who was hoping they would settle their differences in martial combat after the head of the National Guard re… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareCould Russia invade Eastern Europe and win?The folks over at The Infographics Show have asked a question that’s come up repeatedly over the last few years: If NATO and Russia actually get into a full-on war, could Russia successfully invade Eastern Europe and hold it for its own use or use … BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020SharePutin threatens to ‘react’ if US pulls from nuclear treatyRussian President Vladimir Putin said that the U.S. plan to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was “ill-considered” and warned that Moscow will follow suit if the United States arms itself with weapons banned by the p… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareA Russian graveyard is filling up with bodies of Wagner Group mercenariesThe deal put forward to Russian criminals is pretty simple: If you join the Wagner Group to fight in Ukraine and survive at least six months, you get a pardon,… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022ShareTOPHAT was the USA’s highest-ranking mole inside Soviet IntelligenceSometime in the late 1950s, a top officer and mole inside the Soviet Union’s military intelligence agency found himself disgusted with the way the leadership of the USSR conducted themselves…. BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeAug 21, 2022ShareThis Russian missile could be the last thing you ever seeWhile Russia likes to point to the “successes” of its state re-armament program, the fact is that many of the weapons have fallen well short of their touted potential. The T-14 is underfunded and probably overhyped. The Su-57 can’t be stealthy an… BYLogan NyeAug 21, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeAug 19, 2022ShareWhy this Russian helicopter is often the top ranked in the worldBest attack helicopter in the world? America built the first dedicated attack helicopter, the AH-1, and variants of it are still flying. So maybe that one? Or perhaps the MH-47s from Vietnam, highly modified cargo helicopters loaded with guns? Or Am… BYLogan NyeAug 19, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyMay 31, 2023ShareThe Gouzenko Affair was the most shocking Soviet defection to the WestGouzenko and his cipher skills were recalled to Moscow in 1944 and there was nothing his boss could do about it. BYTeam MightyMay 31, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizApr 2, 2022ShareCanadian sniper ‘Wali’ hilariously trolls Russians by posing with their rationsThe war in Ukraine has attracted many foreigners to join the fight against Russia. One notable fighter is a Canadian who goes by the war nickname ‘Wali,’ which means “protector”… BYMiguel OrtizApr 2, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyDec 28, 2021ShareRussian and British naval forces raced to find a downed jet with top secret techThe crash of a Royal Navy F-35B Lighting II sparked a race to find the jet’s remnants in November 2021. In the aftermath of the crash, the United Kingdom’s Navy… BYTeam MightyDec 28, 2021Share
BYSandboxxJun 10, 2021ShareGreen Berets and foreign weapons… Like kids in a candy storeOne of the perks of having a career in Special Operations units was the chance to be trained… BYSandboxxJun 10, 2021Share
BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyJun 17, 2020ShareRussian military’s cathedral consecrated without mosaic featuring PutinRussian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has consecrated the main cathedral dedicated to the armed forces, built to mark Victory Day in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Religious leaders, Defense Minister Serg… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyJun 17, 2020Share
BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareUS pilots’ close calls with Russian aircraft are likely to continue, experts sayThe U.S. Navy last week watched a single-seat Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E come within 25 feet of a P-8A P… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020Share
BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareHow the Navy helped make ‘Hunter Killer’The submarine thriller “Hunter Killer” (out now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital) had a long and complicated journey from book to screen. Based on the novel “Firing Point… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020Share
BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020ShareWhy Russia and Japan still haven’t signed a WW2 peace treatyWhen Japanese President Shinzo Abe addressed a packed audience at the Eastern Economic Forum in September 2018, held in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, he had a direct message for his host. He appealed to Vladimir Putin, like he does… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe man who set himself on fire to stop Russian tanksIn 1969, during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, a student protester set himself on fire and triggered mass protests across the country, slowing Russian consolidation and setting off a slow burn that would eventually consume the occupying fo… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareA top Russian officer wanted to duel opposition leaderLegal jockeying is continuing between a top Russian opposition leader and the chief of the country’s national guard, disappointing everyone who was hoping they would settle their differences in martial combat after the head of the National Guard re… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareCould Russia invade Eastern Europe and win?The folks over at The Infographics Show have asked a question that’s come up repeatedly over the last few years: If NATO and Russia actually get into a full-on war, could Russia successfully invade Eastern Europe and hold it for its own use or use … BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020SharePutin threatens to ‘react’ if US pulls from nuclear treatyRussian President Vladimir Putin said that the U.S. plan to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was “ill-considered” and warned that Moscow will follow suit if the United States arms itself with weapons banned by the p… BYRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyApr 29, 2020Share
