The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, developed the weapon in response to a German-engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Let's take a look at the AK series by the numbers.

While the AK-47 is arguably the most famous Russian-borne rifle ever, the country has been the birthplace of many other capable weapons. One of them is the AK-15, which entered service with the ...

The Russian gun maker of the AK-47 unveiled a brand new rifle on Monday called the AK-308. The AK-308 weighs about 9.5 pounds with an empty 20-round magazine, and has a dioptric sight and foldable ...

The AK-12 and AK-15 have 30-round magazines, can shoot 700 rounds per minute, and are equipped with a number of different sights. The two new weapons will be part of Russia's "Ratnik" program, a ...

The Russian imperial army and navy disintegrated after the outbreak of the Revolution of 1917, so the Council of the People's Commissars created the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army on a voluntary ...

"Sputnik V is like an AK-47, a Russian rifle, [it is] simple, reliable and effective. The encouraging data was published in a highly respected journal, late, but nonetheless. During the first and ...

The AK-12 assault rifle developed by the Kalashnikov firearms manufacturer (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) will become the basic weapon for Russian ... renowned AK-47 assault rifle ...

State-owned RT said there are casualties as a result of a shooting incident at a military unit in Russia's Belgorod region.

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Russian forces struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on July 8, said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration. Russia carried out a mass aerial attack on ...

By Neil MacFarquhar Ukraine Is Targeting Crimea, a Critical Base for Russia’s Invasion Newly armed with deep-strike missiles, Kyiv is trying to degrade Russian abilities on the peninsula ...

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