Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the potential size of the country's armed forces, a move analysts say is tied to long-term military reforms aimed at strengthening Moscow's capabilities ...

Russia has announced plans to increase the size of its armed forces, but analysts say the move is more about long-term ...

When the Russian army unleashed its large-scale air and ground invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there was widespread expectation that the war would wrap up in Moscow’s favor relatively quickly.

Russia’s method of grouping its soldiers into “battalion tactical groups” assumed that those soldiers would be better-trained ...