Military personnel

Operations of the Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called in Zaporozhye Oblast. Russia. Zaporozhye Oblast. A nighttime sortie of a serviceman to the forward line with an anti-tank guided missile. The Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called is positioned on the second line of defense in the liberated part of Zaporozhye Oblast. Fighters are strengthening and extending trench networks and conduct combat drills

Operations of the Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called in Zaporozhye Oblast. Russia. Zaporozhye Oblast. A serviceman on the eve of Orthodox Easter in a dugout. The Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called is positioned on the second line of defense in the liberated part of Zaporozhye Oblast. Fighters are strengthening and extending trench networks and conduct combat drills.

Operations of the Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called in Zaporozhye Oblast. Russia. Zaporozhye Oblast. Servicemen resting in a dugout. The Volunteer Battalion named after Andrey the First‑Called is positioned on the second line of defense in the liberated part of Zaporozhye Oblast. Fighters are strengthening and extending trench networks and conduct combat exercises

Mobilized personnel from Chuvashia in the SMO zone in Kherson Oblast. Russia. Kherson Oblast. A serviceman of an engineer‑sapper company, called up under partial mobilization in the Chuvash Republic, in the special military operation zone. The unit’s tasks include neutralizing and destroying discovered unattended or unexploded munitions. Among other duties, the fighters clear civilian facilities and agricultural land of mines and unexploded ordnance after AFU shelling.

Operations of the "Grad" MLRS in Donetsk Oblast. Russia. Donetsk Oblast. A serviceman from the crew of a "Grad" multiple‑launch rocket system at a "Grad" combat vehicle in the special military operation zone

Selection center for contract military service in the Moscow region. Russia. Moscow Oblast. Balashikha. A queue on the premises of the selection center for contract military service. Recruits will be selected and trained by professional instructors and combat veterans. The center can accommodate up to 500 servicemen. After completing training they will be sent to military units

Dispatch of volunteers and mobilized personnel from Orenburg for training in Rostov Oblast. Russia. Orenburg. A Cossack volunteer during his dispatch for training to Rostov Oblast and subsequently as part of the combined Cossack detachment "Yermak" to the zone of the special military operation. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on September 21 on conducting partial mobilization in the country; mobilization activities are expected to conclude by early November.

Events marking the completion of the training course for mobilized personnel in Zabaykalsky Krai. Russia. Zabaykalsky Krai. Chita. Servicemen during events marking the completion of the training course for mobilized personnel at the district training center of the Eastern Military District (EMD). In the near future, the servicemen, as part of units, will be sent to one of the regions in the European part of Russia.

Consequences of the fighting in Soledar. Russia. DPR. Soledar. A Wagner PMC fighter on a city street near houses destroyed as a result of the fighting. Russian troops completed the liberation of the city of Soledar from units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of January 12.

Combat work of D-30 howitzers in the SVO zone. Servicemen during the combat work of the crews of towed D-30 howitzers of the Central Military District (CMD) in the zone of the special military operation. The artillery crews of the 122-mm D-30 howitzers destroyed concealed AFU infantry from covered firing positions. The artillery crews of the CMD are staffed not only by contract servicemen but also by volunteers who successfully carry out combat missions.

Dispatch of mobilized personnel from Stavropol Krai to the zone of the Special Military Operation (SMO). Russia. Stavropol Krai. Farewell to mobilized citizens during their dispatch to the zone of the special military operation. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on September 21 on conducting partial mobilization in the country

Consequences of fighting in Soledar. Russia. DPR. Soledar. A Wagner PMC fighter on a city street near homes destroyed by fighting. Russian forces completed the capture of the city of Soledar from AFU units on the evening of January 12

Fellow soldiers near the grave of the fallen comrade, Kizim Aliev

Unveiling of the memorial to the guardsmen who perished during the battles for liberation of Konigsberg

Soviet soldiers walking on the Karlov bridge in Prague