ASTRAKHAN, Russia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The crew of the missing Russian cargo ship Arctic Sea has been found and taken aboard a warship, Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Monday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Russian generals have long felt they should be the ones to set military policy. They have trouble accepting civilian authority -- be it from President Dmitry Medvedev or Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. They derisively describe the minister as a former furniture salesman and tax man, yet Serdyukov knows where the brass keep their money.

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. 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. 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.

MOSCOW, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- On Wednesday Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov had to explain to the State Duma why the Russian army lacked modern weapons during the recent enforcement operation in Georgia.

MOSCOW, June 20 (UPI) -- Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, has said the global ballistic missile threat has been decreasing during the last 20 years.