Photos donated to a Hungarian archive reveal the devastating aftermath of the siege of Budapest, which ended 80 years ago.

The Soviet government highly valued the military successes achieved during the Budapest operation. By decree on June 9, 1945, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (national legislature) of the USSR ...

After the Russian revolution in 1917, the new Soviet government formed a Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Researchers in the ...

Russia's army lost hundreds of soldiers in a disastrous assault, after they were lured into a brutal kill zone by Ukrainian forces during fierce battles in Kursk. Vladimir Putin has gathered an ...

Monday marks 80 years since the Red Army liberated the surviving ... the award of the 2nd degree commemorative badge of the Federation of Polish Unions of Defenders of the Fatherland. March 7, 1938.

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Ukraine will need an army of about one million soldiers to defend itself against Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a meeting with representatives of the International Media Council ...

The European Union is facing another potential showdown with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his refusal to sign off on an extension of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian President Vladimir Putin had a call Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping as both leaders ...