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MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The "military summit" talks held in Helsinki, Finland, in October between the chiefs of staff of the Russian and U.S. armed forces had far-reaching implications.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Russian and Ukrainian defense officials recently held discussions on the potential for future cooperation on defense projects.

MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Ballistic and cruise missiles cannot be used against such adventurist and aggressive governments as the incumbent Georgian leadership. Reinforced general-purpose and rapid-deployment brigades are the most effective option for repelling conventional invasions and fighting insurgents and international terrorist units.

MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- On Oct. 14 Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced plans to overhaul the national military establishment by 2012. However, many aspects of the proposed army reforms have yet to be clarified.

MOSCOW, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Commissioned officers in the Russian army are personally responsible for the fostering and training of subordinate soldiers. They lead attacks and organize defense and mobile dispersion. In peacetime, commissioned officers supervise day-to-day control of their subordinates' activity.

MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- On Oct. 8 a joint panel of the Russian and Belarusian defense ministries issued unexpected if not breaking news that is sure to trigger significant feedback from the public.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Russia is going to extend its anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system to integrate it with that of the neighboring former Soviet republic of Belarus.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Russian Defense Ministry is accelerating its plans to reduce its armed service personnel by about 17 percent, or 200,000, in the next few years.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Russia's defense minister says members of the Commonwealth of Independent States have agreed to conduct joint air defense exercises next summer.

MOSCOW, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Russia's defense minister announced plans to reduce the number of military personnel to 1 million four years earlier than expected.