Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The Kirov-class battlecruisers, initially designed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s to sink U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and hunt American submarines, have ...

Despite high-profile losses, Russia's navy has been largely untouched by the war in Ukraine. Russian submarines, especially Yasen-class cruise-missile subs, are a top concern for NATO. Russia may ...

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: Russia’s Borei-A-class submarines, particularly the newly launched Knyaz’ Pozharskiy, represent a significant advancement in the Russian Navy’s capabilities.

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“The gap between the Putin regime and the expectations and attitudes of the Russian middle class is widened by a deep generational–perhaps even existential–divide.” — American Enterprise Institute ...