India's military heavily relies on Russian equipment, making decoupling difficult despite US pressure and potential penalties ...

The Ekranoplan or the “Caspian Sea Monster” ultimately proved too difficult to make practical for the Soviet Navy.

Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has attempted to expand its influence in the region – with mixed results.

During this summer’s Russian invasion of the Republic of Georgia, several observers noted how "out-of-shape" the Russian soldiers appeared, as well as their use of out-moded Cold War equipment.