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...against an illegal arms market and that the scores of people killed or injured in the incident were not civilians. Russian military spokesman Alexander Veklich denied there were any civilians in the market at the time. He said the attack was not...
...Department's top Y2K official, said the on-duty staff will be boosted by up to 10 percent in the New Year period. Russian military officials will arrive in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Dec. 22 for a joint exercise aimed at assuring that problems...
...need to fear a Chernobyl-like nuclear catastrophe when Russia's computers confront the new year. U.S. and Russian military officials and nuclear energy specialists are planning joint operations to monitor any possible Y2K fallout during...
...woman, who gave only her first name, Anonina. Russian military commanders again claimed that their forces were moving...causing heavy losses among the militants, the Russian military command said. The Pentagon said Friday that Russia...
...The discovery bolstered rebel claims that they shot down the aircraft. If true, Monday's crash would be the Russian military's worst single-day loss to the rebels since first rolling into the region more than eight years ago to battle...
...or current police officer" who had access to the precinct building, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Russian military and the Moscow-backed administration in Grozny are eager to show that life is returning to normal in the Chechen...
...Eskimos who live on fish, crab, walrus and seal. A couple of miles west stands its sister island of Big Diomede, a Russian military outpost. Egge, who owns Sky Trekking Alaska, offers a Little Diomede stop as the highlight of an 11-day trip...
...barely extends beyond its borders and the vast Soviet-era network of allies and client states has collapsed. The Russian military budget is about $5 billion a year compared to U.S. defense spending of $280 billion. The Russian government's...
...to news reports. While quite generous by Russian standards, the figures highlight the low pay that plagues the Russian military. Servicemen often take second jobs and are barely able to feed their families. Putin had been expected to attend...
...83 people were killed when a Russian military plane crashed into a mountain in western Georgia, Russian military officials said Thursday. The...to land in harsh weather at a Russian military base near Georgia's Black...