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Each year, deep inside Russia’s opaque defense establishment, a select group of generals, security officials, and defense industry executives receive a publication not meant for prying eyes. The ‘Russian Military Yearbook 2025’ is not a glossy annual or a public defense white paper – it is a strategic internal digest intended for those who shape and execute Russia’s war plans. Circulated among senior commanders, security agencies, and defense-industrial directors, it provides rare insight into the mindset and priorities of a country at war.
RT offers an in-depth review of the Yearbook’s latest edition – a document meant to inform Russian decision-makers, now brought into analytical focus for an international audience. Whether you’re a defense analyst, a policy strategist, or a close observer of Russia’s evolving military doctrine, this review offers a rare opportunity: a look behind the curtain of the Russian state’s warfighting logic.
New minister’s vision for a modernized military
The ‘Russian Military Yearbook 2025’ opens with highlights from Defense Minister Andrey Belousov’s keynote address at the expanded meeting of the Ministry of Defense Collegium, delivered on December 14, 2024. At that point, Belousov had been in office for six months, following his unexpected appointment in May 2024, when longtime defense chief Sergey Shoigu stepped down after a 12-year tenure…
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