The firing of Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and members of his team may be linked to a leak of nuclear secrets, an expert has claimed, as Vladimir Putin's Defense Ministry purge continues.

Shoigu revelled in glory and was often seen in ... told Al Jazeera. A popular meme that went viral on June 24 as the Wagner Group marched towards Moscow was a chart showing the Russian army ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has removed Sergei Shoigu from his longtime position as defense minister and appointed him to lead the country’s security and defense council, a consultative body ...

Defense minister Sergei Shoigu announced there would be 30 new formations.

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said victory for Russia over Ukraine was "inevitable" as he hailed Russian soldiers' heroism in a New Year's video message. Moscow's ...

Dozens of individuals lost their jobs and were imprisoned by Russian authorities, with three of them reportedly being close ...

Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons in response to what it considers to be Western aggression, said one of Vladimir Putin's top officials, who warned that any peacekeeping force overseeing ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday said that the “partial mobilization” of 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine that Russia announced in September was complete. Speaking at a ...

Shoigu and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, chief of the general staff — while also condemning his mutiny. Image The Russian minister of defense, Sergei K. Shoigu, left, and the chief of the general ...

MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the army was pushing Ukrainian forces westwards. But comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and ...

Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend. A 47-second video clip released Monday by state ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told his French counterpart in a telephone call on Sunday that the situation in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating and trending towards "uncontrolled escalation".