Russia is massing troops along NATO's borders and expanding military units while giving them combat experience, creating the backbone of a fighting force.

At least 70 educational institutions across 24 Russian regions, including the Russian-annexed territory of Crimea, are recruiting students for the war that began on Feb. 24, 2022, according to Berlin-based independent media outlet Echo,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rebuffed concerns that Russia is supporting Iran amid the U.S.’s ongoing military operation in the Middle East. Hegseth said “no one’s putting us in danger” when asked by CBS News’s Major Garrett about reports that Russia provided information to Iran to help them target U.

Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

Investigators leave an apartment building where deputy chief of Russian military intelligence Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was shot and wounded, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) Investigators leave an apartment building ...

Beskrestnov warned that interceptor drones may "turn out to be useless" in the next phase, calling for new research into countering faster Shaheds.

NORAD again scrambled aircraft after Russian planes flew near Canada and Alaska.

Ukrainian forces carried out more than 40 strikes on oil and gas infrastructure and other targets inside Russia in January and February, hitting 13 refineries, oil depots and other facilities of the