- Author
![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
- Category
- Latest news
Russia’s vast defense-industrial complex, once considered a backbone of its global power projection, is showing signs of systemic failure under the combined weight of war, sanctions, and internal dysfunction.
Tetiana Frolova
News Writer
Tetiana is an in-house news writer at UNITED24 Media, dedicated to covering the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Articles
![Employees of the 61st armoured military vehicles repair factory renovate and repair T-34 tanks handed over by Laos to Russia, in Strel'na outside Saint Petersburg on February 25, 2020. - Military officials plan to use the repaired tanks in Victory Day par]( "Employees of the 61st armoured military vehicles repair factory renovate and repair T-34 tanks handed over by Laos to Russia, in Strel'na outside Saint Petersburg on February 25, 2020. - Military officials plan to use the repaired tanks in Victory Day par")
![French Air Force Rafale fighter jets and two Greek air force fighter jets F-16, and a French Air Force Mirage 2000 D fly over the southwestern coasts of France on September 26, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "French Air Force Rafale fighter jets and two Greek air force fighter jets F-16, and a French Air Force Mirage 2000 D fly over the southwestern coasts of France on September 26, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
- Author
![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
- Category
- Latest news
In what could become one of Europe’s largest modern fighter jet procurements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to purchase 100 French-made Dassault Rafale multirole jets, Le Figaro reported on November 17, citing France’s Élysée Palace.![Ukrainian soldiers examine an abandoned Russian T‑90A tank in Kyrylivka, Kharkiv region, shortly after the area was retaken. September 30, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldiers examine an abandoned Russian T‑90A tank in Kyrylivka, Kharkiv region, shortly after the area was retaken. September 30, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
- Author
![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
- Category
- Latest news
New Janes analysis shows Russia expanding its armored fleet with T‑90M and T‑80BVM tanks, even as drones reshape the battlefield.![Satellite image of the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, captured on November 15, 2025. The highlighted area shows visible damage to key infrastructure following a Ukrainian strike. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Satellite image of the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, captured on November 15, 2025. The highlighted area shows visible damage to key infrastructure following a Ukrainian strike. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![New Ukrainian VPR-20 Flamethrower Unleashes 2,500°C Blast Against Russian Positions]( "New Ukrainian VPR-20 Flamethrower Unleashes 2,500°C Blast Against Russian Positions")
![Drones Force Russia Into "Barefoot Infantry" and Masquerade Warfare Around Pokrovsk and Kupiansk]( "Drones Force Russia Into \"Barefoot Infantry\" and Masquerade Warfare Around Pokrovsk and Kupiansk")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
