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unusual facts about Russian military



Geno Adamia

Adamia organized a large volunteer detachment of the citizens of Sukhumi and was actively involved in the defence of the city against the combined Abkhaz-North Caucasian forces aided by the Russian navy and aviation.


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14th Army involvement in Transnistria

He participated in the founding of the PMR, served in the PMR Supreme Soviet and accepted the position as the first chairman of the PMR Department of Defense on 3 December 1991, causing the Commander-in-Chief of the CIS armed forces, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, to relieve him of his rank and service in the Russian military.

9.3×64mm Brenneke

In 2009, the Russian military developed the semi-armour-piercing 9SN cartridge for the 9.3x64mm Brenneke SVDK variant of the Dragunov sniper rifle.

A135

A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, a Russian military complex deployed around Moscow to counter enemy missiles targeting the city

Budanov

Yuri Budanov, Russian military officer, convicted of crimes in Chechnya

Cordierite

Another name for blue iolite is Steinheilite, after Fabian Steinheil, the Russian military governor of Finland who observed that it was a different mineral from quartz.

Georgia–Russia relations

In exchange for Russian support against forces loyal to the ousted Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he agreed to join the Commonwealth of Independent States and legitimize the Russian military bases in Georgia: Vaziani Military Base, Gudauta, Akhalkalaki and Batumi.

Ivane Abkhazi

Abkhazi, born of a princely family from Kakheti, was one of the first Georgian noblemen who joined the Russian military on the Tsar's annexation of Georgia in 1800.

José Antonio Saravia

José Antonio Saravia, José Antonio Sarabia, (Villanueva del Fresno, Spain, 1785 - Resident in Russia since about 1812 - General of the Russian Army 1843 - Kamianets-Podilskyi, now in Ukraine, 2 April 1871), was General Inspector of the Russian Military Academies under the Tsars Nikolai I and Alexander II.

Konstantin Vojnović

His grandfather Đorđe Vasiljević Vojinović (1760-1821) was a Russian military officer, he later returned to Boka Kotorska, and in 1800, in Ancona, he married Kasandra Angeli-Radovani from a Roman Catholic family.

Mammadrafi Mammadov

Within the next few months, Grachev as well as Anatoly Kornukov travelled to Azerbaijan to persuade Azerbaijani authorities to allow Russian military presence in Azerbaijan but were denied the requests.

Mikhail Muravyov

Mikhail Artemyevich Muravyov (1880–1918), Russian military figure and politician

Military ranks of the Soviet Union

Curiously, the initial draft of the new rank system submitted by People's Commissar of Defence Marshal Voroshilov was more in line with Russian military tradition.

Multifuel

Currently a wide range of Russian military vehicles employ multifuel engines, such as the T-72 tank (multifuel diesel) and the T-80 (multifuel gas turbine).

Rappani Khalilov

Khalilov first became well known after the January 18, 2002, bombing of a Russian military truck, which killed seven Interior Ministry soldiers in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala.

Ravished Armenia

She later moved to Tbilisi (Tiflis) in the Caucusus and through the mediation of General Andranik Ozanian and orders of the Russian military leadership in the Caucasus was sent to the United States for recovery and to bear witness to the sufferings of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said when he presented the draft law that "The sole purpose of this foundation is to close a gap in advanced research with our Western partners after 20 years of stagnation in the Russian military science and defense industry overall".

Satakundskaya Flotilla

The flotilla was founded during spring 1916, as the Russian military commissioned the Finnish passenger ships SS Tarjanne, SS Kuru and SS Pohjola and the tugs Murole and Näsijärvi.

Syphon Filter 2

The Agency was trying to sell the Syphon Filter virus to a renegade Chinese general named Shi Hao, attempting to lead a rebellion in the Heilongjiang province, a conflict which will provoke the Russian military into action, due to this region being contested by Russia and the People's Republic of China.

Temporary Russian Governance in Bulgaria

To train officers, capable young Bulgarians were detached both in Russian military schools and in the newly created Military school in Sofia.

Vladimir Orlov

Vladimir Nikolayevich Orlov (1868–1927), Russian military commander and equestrian representing Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Yevgeny Alekseyev

Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev (1843–1917), Russian military leader and politician