Russian Minister of Defence

KAZAN, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today (30th January), the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu stated that the first serially produced upgraded Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber would be provided to the Russian Armed Forces in 2021. This he announced during his working visit to the branch of the Tupolev…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday (3the December), the Russian Minister of Defence held a meeting in Moscow with the Deputy Minister of the National Defence of Vietnam, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who was on a visit to Russia, leading a Vietnamese military delegation that was also scheduled to…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – At a teleconference held today (4th December) at the National Defence Management Center, Sergei Shoigu stated the plans of Russia’s Defence Ministry to conduct more than 4000 military exercises and about 8500 other training events in 2019. During the teleconference, the Russian Defence…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today (2 November), the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu chaired another Russian Defence Ministry teleconference, held with the Armed Forces’ leadership in the National Centre for State Defence Control, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Considering the fact that the Russian Armed Forces’…

SINGAPORE, Singapore, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - On 19 October, the Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu arrived in Singapore for an official visit during which he held talks with the Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and attended the 5th Defence Ministers’ Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - ADMM-Plus and ASEAN eight…