Summary and Key Points: When the Soviet Union launched the MiG 1.44 (MFI program) in the late 1970s, the goal was to field a heavy air-superiority fighter capable of Mach 2 speeds, supercruise, and extreme maneuverability — Moscow’s answer to America’s Advanced Tactical Fighter program that produced the F-22 Raptor.

Russia can falsify ⁠GPS ⁠signals deep into Europe at ⁠a radius of up to 450km (280 miles) from its Kaliningrad exclave ​due to hugely-expanded capacity, a Lithuanian official said on Tuesday. Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine,

Russia used a powerful hypersonic missile that has nuclear capabilities to carry out a massive attack Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russia is considering limiting exports of diesel and jet fuel, according to Interfax, as refinery run rates fall to multi-year lows amid Ukraine’s escalating attacks.

May 27 (Reuters) - Russia has passed a law allowing its central bank and other financial institutions to operate defence systems and arm staff to ward off drone attacks without special forces involvement,

The spy agency's head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.

On May 25, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov placed a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The substance of what Lavrov said in that call has now been confirmed by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s own readout and tracked across multiple Western and Ukrainian outlets.

The Kremlin sent the chilling message through one of Trump's most senior officials, and the clock is already ticking.