Below you will find example sentences with "russian defense". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Russian Defense in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: russian
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "russian defense" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as by the russian defense ministry on, the russian defense ministry said, ministry, minister and wagner stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with defense minister, russian invasion, russian president, russian president, russian soldiers and russian officials, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with russian defense
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For example, Russian operations in Syria caused Russian defense spending to increase to $48 billion in 2015. (17 words)
One person who already expects the Russian defense to go poorly is Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. (17 words)
In September 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 5,937 troops had been killed in the war. (18 words)
In its initial response to the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said Israeli F-16s used the Russian plane as cover to allow them to approach their targets on the ground without being hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire. (39 words)
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, July 19, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (36 words)
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 13, 2024, Belarusian soldiers operate an Iskander ballistic missile launcher during joint Russian and Belarusian drills with tactical nuclear weapons. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Russian Defense Ministry said preparations are underway for Wagner to hand over its heavy weapons to the Russian military.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian aircraft bombed two industrial sites in the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with UK-supplied Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles.
For example, Russian operations in Syria caused Russian defense spending to increase to $48 billion in 2015.
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 16, 2024, a Russian tank fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location.
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, July 19, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 13, 2024, Belarusian soldiers operate an Iskander ballistic missile launcher during joint Russian and Belarusian drills with tactical nuclear weapons.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday night that Moscow’s military and security forces killed 234 fighters were killed while thwarting an incursion into Russian border regions earlier in the day.
In one positive note, Turkish and Russian troops have restarted joint patrols near the border that had been halted since October, a Russian defense ministry official said.
Two Russian air force planes reportedly landed at Venezuela’s main airport over the weekend, carrying a Russian defense official and approximately 100 troops.
Analysis: The Russian Defense Ministry has now heaped full blame on Israel for the fact that Syria downed a Russian spy plane while trying to repel an IAF attack.
In its initial response to the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said Israeli F-16s used the Russian plane as cover to allow them to approach their targets on the ground without being hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Mariupol and toured some of the city’s rebuilt infrastructure, the Defense Ministry reported Monday.
An image from the Russian Defense Ministry of the minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, right, arriving in Vladivostok on Saturday with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, center.
In September 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 5,937 troops had been killed in the war.
Ivan Pavlov, a prominent Russian defense attorney who has worked on many espionage and treason cases, said Gershkovich’s case is the first criminal espionage charge against a foreign journalist in post-Soviet Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, 55, indirectly accused Prigozhin of publicly fomenting the conflict between Wagner and the Russian defense minister.
One person who already expects the Russian defense to go poorly is Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
On June 10, the Russian Defense Ministry ordered all volunteer detachments would have to sign formal Kremlin contracts by July 1. This would essentially bring Wagner under direct control.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced another reshuffle as criticism mounts over its handling of the stalled campaign.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu tried to convince North Korea to sell munitions to Moscow when he visited Pyongyang last week, a White House official said Thursday.