Does Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu know what he is talking about publicly or can he simply not stop lying? Yes, to show the Kremlin authorities and their decisions in the best possible light?

It failed. President Putin sided with his military chiefs. Prigozhin lost his power battle with Mr Shoigu and Gen Gerasimov. And, shortly after, he lost his life in a plane crash. But, one year on ...

The arrests and firing of several high-profile associates of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by Kremlin authorities have sparked deep anxieties among members of the Russian elite ...

Russian Defense Minister Army General Shoigu reported to the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces that the Center grouping of forces under command of Col. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev ...

Who would replace Mr Shoigu and Mr Gerasimov is equally unclear. Gen Sergei Surovikin, once an ally of Prigozhin's but who spoke out against his mutiny, could be in line for a promotion.

Deputy Minister of National Defense Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov was arrested in ... who served as the deputy head of the Ministry of Defense under Sergei Shoigu, holds the title "Hero of Russia." ...

TASS/. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has stated that Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet has been displaying outstanding performance in the zone of the special ...