Examining Russia's losses in Crimea, Japan, WWI & Afghanistan. How historical defeats expose vulnerabilities in Russian military power & impact Ukraine today.

Ukraine's air force says one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down six missiles during a Russian aerial attack last month. Meanwhile, Moscow says its troops have inflicted a series of defeats ...

Faced with total defeat, Samsonov shot himself. By the end of the month, the Germans had taken 92,000 prisoners and annihilated half of the Russian 2nd Army. Rennenkampf's army had not moved at ...