The use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become "standardized and commonplace" in Ukraine, Dutch ...

It is not common but there are pictures and video of Russian and Ukrainian military mixing in WW1 and WW2 era guns and helmets. Some of the Russian (or Russian allied) soldiers are being issued WW2 ...

Over 45,000 officers and soldiers fought in the Russian Expeditionary Force in France and took part in the defense of the Champagne Region and the Battle of Verdun. МАММ / МDF / russiainphoto.ru ...

Russian soldiers inside first-line trenches near Panevezis railroad on the Dvina Front. This 1914-1918 photo reproduced by N. Pashin in 1963. Source: RIA Novosti ...

Ukrainian fighters purportedly took out Russian soldiers in World War I-style trenches thanks to a drone. The images were obtained from the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces ...

However Russia's poor roads and railway infrastructure made deployment of these soldiers difficult. ... WWI Factions The Russian Army. Posted: December 6, 2024 | Last updated: December 11, 2024.

A Russian soldier laughing at an Ottoman Turk. Before being pitted against each other in WWI, bad blood between Russia and Turkey dated back to the 16th century.

An M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun can be seen as Ukrainian soldiers take part in military drills on February 20, 2023. Russian and Ukrainian troops are using antiquated weaponry, as both ...

During the winter of 1917, Russian and German soldiers fighting in the dreary trenches of the Great War’s Eastern Front had a lot to fear: enemy bullets, trench foot, frostbite, countless ...

And yet, despite the heavy losses, the Russian military continues to have enough men to sustain its World War One-tactics on the battlefield.