June 4, 2023: Because of the disastrous performance of the Russian military and intelligence agencies in Ukraine, many prominent Russians in the military and intelligence agencies are calling for ...

Ukraine's president says Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing ...

In December, Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian parliament (Duma) member and former military commander, told state television channel Russia-1 that SMERSH had been revived in Ukrainian regions that ...

Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian parliament (Duma) member and former military commander ... of which was posted to his Telegram channel. SMERSH, an acronym for the Russian words "death to spies ...

"In late 2023, Russian politicians claimed that the Soviet counter-intelligence (CI) organisation 'Smersh' was being re ... Nazi infiltration in the Red Army during World War II, and repress ...

A Russian soldier who “lost his grip” and turned his gun on his own comrades shows the “critical psychological state” of the everyday Russian soldier on the ground in Ukraine, according to ...

So, at least, reasoned two Washington-based Russian military attachés after ... have been better or worse served if the Soviet army—or SMERSH—had elected to adopt the weapon is open to ...

SMERSH is being used in parts of Ukraine that are under illegal occupation of Russia. Russia has revived SMERSH, a Soviet-era intelligence organisation, in parts of Ukraine that it illegally ...

Russian paramilitary soldiers were accidentally targeted and killed by North Korean troops in a recent bout of friendly fire, according to Ukrainian officials. In a statement published on Saturday ...

As his soldiers struggle to gain ground ... an open-source image showed operatives apparently wearing SMERSH uniform patches. “An abbreviation of the Russian phrase for ‘death to spies ...

Documentary gives rare Russian view from Ukrainian frontline Director says it is vital to show the human face of soldiers Film shows ramshackle army, strong solidarity among troops VENICE ...