Constitutional Court regulates pre-term dismissal of contract soldiersThe Constitutional Court of Russia in a statement issued on Thursday outlined the terms for the early dismissal of contract soldiers for breaching their service contracts, including for disciplinary action and criminal liability incurred.15:07 21.03.2013
Russian army generals testify against ousted defense ministerSeveral Russian Army generals have testified against ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in the case of a large-scale property scandal that served to oust Serdyukov from his post and instigate a reshuffling within the Ministry last November.16:08 14.03.2013
$232 mln lost from corruption in Russian armed forces in 2012Corruption in the Russian Armed Forces has caused 7.5 billion ($232 mln) rubles in damages in 2012 alone, the Investigative Committee reported on Thursday.14:15 21.02.2013
Transparency International highlights Russia's defense corruptionRussia has been classed at high-risk of corruption in its defense sector by UK Transparency International in its new Government Defense Anti-Corruption Index released on January 29.13:41 29.01.2013
Highway tank ‘broke no traffic rules’The crew of a tank that crossed a busy street in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil did not break any traffic rules, tank maker Uralvagonzavod said on Monday.15:05 28.01.2013
Five missile force commanders allegedly involved in embezzlement caseFive missile division commanders are involved in the cases regarding the embezzlement of allocations to the Strategic Missile Force, the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday.13:00 25.01.2013
Soldiers charged with looting presidential plane crash site soon to be triedThe Smolensk Military Court has scheduled for April 24 the preliminary hearings in the case against four soldiers charged with looting the Polish presidential plane crash site, according to the court.16:17 24.01.2013
Probe launched over embezzlement of missile forces fundsThe police have exposed the embezzlement of millions of rubles allocated to the Strategic Missile Force for the reclamation of the areas where missile silos were located, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday.14:08 24.01.2013
Ex-defense minister's refusal to testify might be considered obstruction of justiceInvestigators might consider former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's refusal to testify as an attempt to hinder the investigation into the case on the embezzlement of the ministry's property.15:06 11.01.2013
Russian soldiers to face trial over Kaczynski plane wreckage lootingFour Russian servicemen to face trial for pillaging the wreckage of Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s plane which crashed near the city of Smolensk in 2010.14:07 29.12.2012
State Duma to draft new law on women serving in the armyA group of State Duma legislators is drafting a law providing for Russian women to be able to serve in the military alongside their conscripted male peers.12:56 20.12.2012
Kazakh border guard sentenced to life for murdering 15A Kazakhstan court has found 19-year-old border guard Vladislav Chelakh guilty of murdering 15 people near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced him to life imprisonment at a maximum security penal colony.18:09 11.12.2012
ECHR orders to compensate Jehovah's Witnesses who refused army serviceThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) granted several local Jehovah's Witnesses 124,000 Euros in damages from the Armenian government. The individuals filed a complaint in relation to the legality of being arrested for evading military or alternative service.17:42 27.11.2012
Bribery sentence of former chief military physician confirmedThe Supreme Court’s Military Board has upheld the eight-year custodial sentence of the Defense Ministry's former Medical Department head.14:57 16.10.2012
Clergyman draft dodger regulations approvedThe government has endorsed a set of regulations aimed at allowing clergymen to dodge Russia's obligatory military draft. The regulations were posted online on Friday.12:51 08.10.2012
Appeal of sentence for ex-chief military physician set for Oct. 16The Supreme Court's military panel set October 16 to hold the hearings requested by the prosecutor's office, which did not agree with the ruling in the case of former Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin13:06 19.09.2012
Drone strikes: the legal controversyIn the aftermath of several drone strikes carried out earlier this month in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson reiterated Friday Pakistan’s view that such attacks lack legal legitimacy.09:58 28.08.2012
Growing corruption in armed forces results in $31 mln loss in 2012Corruption in the Russian armed forces continues to grow. It is estimated that government losses totaled as much as $31.72 million in 2012.10:10 09.08.2012
Chief military physician's bribery sentence appealedFormer Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin has appealed his eight year prison sentence for large-scale bribery.14:57 31.07.2012
Nerpa submarine accident to be reconsidered by juryOn Thursday, the Pacific Fleet Military Tribunal ordered the Nerpa submarine accident case to be reconsidered by the jury.13:04 19.07.2012