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A number of Russian general officers [ a] have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 28 November 2023, Ukrainian sources claimed that 16 Russian generals and 1 admiral had been killed during the invasion, while Russian sources have confirmed 7 deaths. Although seven of the Ukrainian claims were rebutted, the loss of even two ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 13 August 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing ...
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev[ f][ g] (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988, as ...
Mach 3.5. FIM-92 Stinger. Infrared homing. Mach 2.54. MIM-104 Patriot. Command midcourse and. Terminal Semi-active radar homing. Mach 5.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that deadly Russian missile strikes in Ukraine, including on the main children's hospital in Kyiv, were "a horrific reminder of Russia's brutality." Russia ...
3M22 Zircon. The 3M22 Zircon, [13] also spelled as Tsirkon ( Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) [14] is a Russian scramjet -powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy, the missile utilizes the ZS-14 launch platforms on frigates and submarines.
Kalibr (missile family) The Novator Kalibr (Калибр, caliber ), also referred to as 3M54-1 Kalibr, 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise ), ( NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A) is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by NPO Novator ( OKB-8 ). It first saw service in 1994. There are ship-launched, submarine-launched ...
Russian missile strikes against Kulbakino Air Base destroyed two Su-25 attack aircraft, call sign Blue 12 and Blue 42, and a L-39 trainer. [64] [65] (6) 24 February 5 L-39 Albatros, 1 MiG-29 Russian missile strikes against Chuhuiv air base destroyed five L-39 trainers in non-operational storage. An operational MiG-29 was damaged beyond repair ...