#armed forces russia

Russia plans to lay down two additional Project 677M Lada-class diesel-electric submarines in early 2026, a move that underscores Moscow’s continued push to modernize its non-nuclear submarine force despite years of technical setbacks.

While Ukraine’s elite corps and regiments managed to contain a major Russian breakthrough near Dobropillia this fall, the battle further south in Pokrovsk has turned into brutal, close-quarters urban combat. Russia’s push grinds forward, but not without cost.