On August 20, 2018, Chinese fighters of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) landed at Shagol Air Base in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They were coming to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation ...

Russian, Chinese, and Mongolian national flags set on armored vehicles develop in the wind during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia (Sept. 13, 2018). Russia’s Vostok 2018 ...

Russia’s massive Vostok-2018 drills were two things at once. They were a military drill where troops tested their combat preparedness. But they also were a diplomatic exercise highlighting relations ...

Russian artillery vehicles roll through Dvortsovaya Square during the Victory Day military parade in Saint Petersburg on May 9, 2018. Now military forces in Russia are on alert in preparation for the ...

This year’s edition of Russia’s giant annual joint exercise—Vostok (East) 2018—was notable for its sizable Chinese and small Mongolian contingent, and for its multi-theater strategic scope. Previous ...

Russia is set to conduct what it says will be its largest wargames in over three decades during Vostok-2018 (or East-2018). The Chinese People’s Liberation Army and Mongolia will also contribute ...

WASHINGTON — You might have been hearing about Vostok 2018 these past few days, and you might have even seen one or two ground-level photos. But have you seen Vostok from space? Vostok 2018, which is ...

Russia is gearing up for what could be the largest military exercises in half a century. The Vostok 2018 exercises will involve 300,000 Russian soldiers, sailors, and airmen, far more than previous ...

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More than 10 Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range strategic and maritime strike bombers of the Russian Air Force carried out an airstrike on an airfield of the simulated enemy in the Zabaikalsky Territory as ...

An undated photo of Dongdiao-class auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) Tianwangxing (852). Russia recently concluded the 2018 edition of the massive Vostok exercise series that included Chinese ...

LONDON — Russia is set to hold its largest military drills in almost four decades beginning Tuesday. Dubbed Vostok 2018, the massive exercise will involve nearly 300,000 troops, more than 1,000 planes ...