Viktor Litovkine

Retired Colonel after thirty years of service in the Red Army. Former editor of the Izvestia defense column (1999-2002) and Current deputy editor-in-chief of the Indépendant Military Review. He is the author of several books and documentaries.

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RPG-29

Israel blames Russian rocket launchers for its setbacks in Lebanon

by Viktor Litovkine

Moscow (Russia) | 15 August 2006

Hizbullah has, reportedly, already destroyed at least one armor division out of a total of seven that the IDF relies upon. These losses have jeopardized Israel’s blitzkrieg strategy and have lead the latter to limit its ground campaign to the pace of infantrymen. The Lebanese Resistance uses (…)

Towards a new world equilibrium

Moscow set to overhaul its armed forces

by Viktor Litovkine

Moscow (Russia) | 13 January 2006

In a study conducted within the framework of the Axis For Peace conference 2005, Viktor Litovkin tries to outline Russia’s military recovery. For this renowned expert, it is not as much about addressing the rearming of the United States, nor preparing an imperial equipoise, but rather to give (…)

Unplanned obstacle

The missiles that Russia sold to Syria

by Viktor Litovkine

21 February 2005

General Ariel Sharon voiced his concerns, during a press conference on february 15, about the sale of Russian missiles to Syria. While still occupying the farms of southern Lebanon and the Syrian Golan, Israel fears that these weapons may be partly purchased by the Hizbullah resistance movement, (…)

An American Lesson In PR

Convincing Taxpayers Nice and Easy

by Viktor Litovkine

31 December 2004

Moscow did not expecct anything like this from the US media. USA Today published an interview with General Hal Hornburg, who noted that India’s Su-30MKI multi-role fighters had completely defeated F-15C/D Eagle aircraft in 90% of mock dogfights. Gen. Hornburg, who heads the US Air Force’s Air (…)

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